Texas A&M: Automating Aircraft Ship Landings at Rough Seas
September 02, 2023
September 02, 2023
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news:
By Felysha Walker
Landing a helicopter on a ship's flight deck is one of the most challenging and complex maneuvers demanded of a Navy pilot. Unlike a runway, the landing area of any ship is small and a constantly moving target that sways with the sea. Solutions have been proposed to automate ship landing. Still, none have effectively held up to the a . . .
By Felysha Walker
Landing a helicopter on a ship's flight deck is one of the most challenging and complex maneuvers demanded of a Navy pilot. Unlike a runway, the landing area of any ship is small and a constantly moving target that sways with the sea. Solutions have been proposed to automate ship landing. Still, none have effectively held up to the a . . .