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name: handling-qualities description: Specialized skill for aircraft handling qualities evaluation allowed-tools:

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• Bash metadata: version: "1.0" category: aerospace-engineering tags:
  • flight-dynamics
  • handling-qualities
  • pilot-interface
  • certification graph: domains: [domain:aerospace-engineering] specializations: [specialization:aerospace-engineering] skillAreas: [skill-area:physics-simulation, skill-area:mathematical-reasoning, skill-area:sensor-fusion] roles: [role:research-engineer, role:systems-integration-engineer]

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Handling Qualities Assessment Skill

Purpose

Provide specialized handling qualities evaluation capabilities for aircraft certification and pilot-vehicle interface optimization.

Capabilities

• MIL-STD-1797 compliance checking
• Cooper-Harper rating prediction
• Time response criteria evaluation
• Frequency response requirements
• PIO susceptibility analysis
• Category/Phase/Level determination
• Pilot opinion correlation
• Flying qualities demonstration planning

Usage Guidelines

• Define appropriate flight phases and categories for evaluation
• Apply correct criteria based on aircraft class and mission
• Consider pilot workload and task performance
• Evaluate PIO susceptibility across frequency range
• Correlate analytical predictions with pilot evaluations
• Document handling qualities substantiation for certification

Dependencies

• MATLAB
• Flying qualities tools
• Simulation interfaces

Process Integration

• AE-012: Handling Qualities Assessment
• AE-011: Flight Control Law Development