Flying Qualities
Handling qualities is one of the two principal regimes in the science of flight test (the other being performance). Handling qualities involves the study and evaluation of the stability and control characteristics of an aircraft. They have a critical bearing on the safety of flight and on the ease of controlling an airplane in steady flight and in maneuvers.
Read more about Flying Qualities: Relation To Stability, Historical Development, Evaluation of Handling Qualities, Relation To Spacecraft
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