Tiltrotor aircraft ship suitability and envelope expansion testing aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is discussed. The purpose was to validate and expand day/night vertical launch and recovery wind envelopes, and the development of short takeoff and minimum run-on landing wind envelopes. The preparation phase incorporated a six-degree-of-freedom motion flight simulator to evaluate flight dynamics prior to on-shore testing using V-22 developmental and production aircraft. The short takeoff and minimum run-on landing testing totaled 12.3 flight hours with 33 takeoffs and 32 landings. The gross weights ranged from 51,000 to 57,000 lb with $\pm 15\mathrm{deg}$ of relative wind from 0 to 45 kt. The test pilots provided assessments of handling and flying qualities throughout the maneuvers using the deck interface pilot effort scale. Predictability tests were required to determine the pilot’s ability to land within the defined touchdown zone and speeds for safely stopping within the braking zone. The results show the integrated nature of shipboard flight testing and the process of combining pilot workload ratings, control strategies, and aerodynamic analyses to field a needed capability.

讨论了在美国海军航空母舰上进行的 Tiltrotor 航空母舰适用性和包线扩展测试。目的是验证和扩大昼/夜垂直发射和恢复风包线，以及短距离起飞和最小连续着陆风包线的开发。准备阶段包括一个六自由度运动飞行模拟器，用于在使用 V-22 开发和生产飞机进行陆上测试之前评估飞行动力学。短距离起飞和最小连续着陆测试总计 12.3 飞行小时，33 次起飞和 32 次着陆。毛重从 51,000 磅到 57,000 磅不等$\pm 15\mathrm{度数}$相对风速从 0 到 45 kt。试飞员使用甲板界面飞行员努力量表对整个机动过程中的操纵和飞行质量进行了评估。需要进行可预测性测试来确定飞行员在定义的接地区域内着陆的能力以及在制动区域内安全停止的速度。结果显示了舰载飞行测试的集成特性，以及将飞行员工作负荷评级、控制策略和空气动力学分析相结合以实现所需能力的过程。