Aircraft flight stabilization is provided by complex Flight Management Systems (FMS, Flight Control Systems), and in particular by systems called autopilots. These are quite expensive and not all aircrafts are equipped with them. However, most aircrafts, most notably airplanes, are equipped with weight relieving/balancing surfaces called trimmers. They are usually mounted on the main control surfaces: elevator and rudder, sometimes also on ailerons. During conducted research on the issues of aircraft flight control it was found that in some cases it is possible to stabilize a steady flight of an aircraft just by using trimmers. This solution is relatively cheap and can be used in many light aircraft of General Aviation. The aim of the project is to design, build and test a system of flight stabilization of a light aircraft by means of trimmers. Taking into account the current tendencies to expand the quantitative and qualitative scope of General Aviation and the anticipated new rules for flight in controlled spaces in Europe, this type of system built on board the aircraft in mass use in the future will significantly increase the safety of flight and the availability of such a means of locomotion for users at the lowest acceptable level of professionalism.
Project coordinator: Cezary Szczepański, PhD
E-mail: cezary.szczpanski@ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Project duration: 01.04.2018 – 31.12.2021
Funding institution: The National Centre for Research and Development
Programme name: The Innovative Economy Program