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John Hodgkinson - Selected Publications

Prediction of Lateral and Directional Divergence at High Angles of Attack. McAIR Engineering Note 844, October 1971

Validation of the Flying Qualities Requirements of MIL-F008785A (USAF), AFFDL-TR-70-155, January 1971.

The New Military Flying Qualities Specification - A Valid Design Tool? AIAA Paper 71-766, also McAIR paper 71-015, July 1971.

Computer Programs for Flying Qualities Analysis of Linear Airframe/Control System/Pilot Dynamic Systems- User Manual. MDC Report A2590, 27 June 1974, Hodgkinson, John, and Vogt, D.W..

Handling Qualities of Aircraft with Stability and Control Augmentation Systems - A Fundamental Approach. J.R.Ae.S., February 1976.

Analysis of High Order Aircraft/Flight Control System Dynamics Using an Equivalent System Approach. Seventh Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation. April 1976.

Equivalent System Approaches to Handling Qualities Analysis and Design Problems of Augmented Aircraft. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, Hollywood, Florida. 8-10 August 1977.

Analysis of the Longitudinal Carrier Approach Dynamics of an Advanced Navy Fighter Using an Equivalent System Approach. MDC A5114. 23 Dec. 1977.

The Application of Equivalent Systems to MIL-F-8785B. McAIR Paper 79-015, Flying Qualities Symposium and Workshop, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. 12-15 Sept 1978.

Are Today's Specifications Appropriate for Tomorrow's Airplanes? AGARD Flight Mechanics Panel Symposium on Stability and Control. Ottawa, Canada. 25-28 September 1978.

Flying Qualities Analysis of an In-Flight Simulation of High Order Control System Effects on Fighter Aircraft Approach and Landing. MDC A5596 Dec 1978.

Equivalent Systems Approach for Flying Qualities Specification. SAE Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Meeting, Denver, Colorado March 1979.

Initial Results of an In-Flight Simulation of Augmented Dynamics in Fighter Approach and Landing. AIAA Guidance and Control Conference, Boulder, Colorado. 6-8 August 1979.

Comparison of Two Flying Qualities Design Criteria for Advanced Flight Control Systems. Flying Qualities Symposium and Workshop, WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio. October 1979.

V/STOL Equivalent Systems Analysis. NADC-79141-60. May 1980.

Flight Evaluation of Augmented Fighter aircraft. AIAA Seventh Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference. 11-13 August 1980.

Quantification of V/STOL Equivalent System Characteristics Through Analysis and Ground-Based Simulation. AIAA Seventh Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference. Danvers, Mass. 11-13 August 1980.

The Pilot-Induced Oscillation Rating Scale - Whence and Whither? Presented at NASA/DFRC and AFFTC Workshop on Pilot-Induced Oscillations. 18 and 19 November 1980.

Definition of Acceptable Levels of Mismatch for Equivalent Systems of Augmented CTOL Aircraft. MDC Report MDC A6792. February 1981.

Equivalent System Analysis of Translation Rate Control Systems for Hover and Low Speed Flight. AIAA paper, also McAir Paper 81-026, August 1981. Carpenter, C.G., and Hodgkinson, J.

Equivalent system Verification and Evaluation of Augumentation Effects on Fighter Approach and Landing Flying Qualities AFWAL-TR-81-3116, Sept. 1981.

An Alternate Method of Specifying Bandwidth for Flying Qualities. AIAA paper, August 1981.

Bandwidth - A Criterion for Highly Augmented Airplanes. AGARD CP-333, 1982.

Equivalent Systems Criteria for Handling Qualities of Military Aircraft. AGARD-CP-333, 1982.

Proposed MIL Standard and Handbook - Flying Qualities of Air Vehicles. AFWAL TR-82-3081. November 1982.

Development of Controller Requirements for Uncoupled Aircraft Motion- MDC Report A8172, 1 April 1983. Citurs, Kevin D., Hodgkinson, John, Seavers, Carl R., and Allen, R. Wade.

Comparison of Bode Envelope Flying Qualities Criteron with the Proposed MiL-Standard AIAA-83-2073, August 1983.

A Design Approach to Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control. SAE paper 831482, October 1983.

An Airframe Manufacturer's View of Decoupled Control of a Propulsive Lift Aircraft Using Multivariable Flight Control Design. AIAA paper 84-1827, August 1984.

Expert-Aided Approach to the Usage of Handling Qualities Specifications. NAECON C-291, 1986.

Fighter Transient Agility and Flying Qualities. AIAA Workshop -Flying Qualities Research - What are the Real Challenges? Monterey, California, August 1987.

Transient Agility Enhancements for Tactical Aircraft. Eidetics Report TR 88-012, USAF F33657-87-C-2054, October 1988.

Relationships Between Flying Qualities, Transient Agility and Operational Effectiveness of Fighter Aircraft. AIAA paper August 1988.

Combat Aircraft Control Requirements for Agility. AGARD-CP-465, 1989.

An Analysis of Feel System Effects on Lateral Flying Qualities. AIAA paper 90-1824, 1990.

Interpreting the Handling Qualities of Aircraft with Stability and Control Augmentation. AIAA-90-2825, August 1990.

Handling Qualities of Unstable, Highly Augumented Aircraft. AGARD AR-279, May 1991.

The Use and Effectiveness of Piloted Simulation in Transport Aircraft Research and Development. AGARD CP 513, October 1991.

Design and Analysis Issues of Integrated Control Systems for High-Speed Civil Transports. NASA CR 186022, May 1992.

Continuous Flying Quality Improvement - The Measure and the Payoff. AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Hilton Head, North Carolina, August 1992.

Quantifying the Pilot's Contribution to Successful Mission Completion. 45th International Air Safety Seminar, Flight Safety Foundation, Long Beach, California, November 1992

The Impact of Flying Qualities on Helicopter Operational Agility.

NASA Ames/American Helicopter Society Conference on Piloting Vertical Flight Aircraft, San Francisco, California, January 1993

Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Flying Qualities Investigation of High-Order Characteristics for Advanced-Technology Transports. AIAA Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Monterey, California, August 1993 (Also same-titled paper at IEEE regional aerospace conference, Westlake Village, California, May 25-27 1993)

Initial Results of an In-Flight Investigation of Longitudinal Flying Qualities for Augmented, Large Transports in Approach and Landing. AIAA Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control, Monterey, California, August 1993

The Influence of Flying Qualities on Operational Agility. AGARD Flight Mechanics Panel Symposium on Technologies for Highly Maneuvrable Aircraft, Annapolis, Maryland, October 1993

The Importance of Flying Qualities Design Specifications for Active Control Systems. AGARD Flight Mechanics Panel Symposium on Active Control Technology: Applications and Lessons Learned. Torino, Italy, May 1994

The Relationship of Handling Qualities Ratings to Aircraft Safety. AGARD-AR-335, February 1995 AGARD Flight Vehicle Integration Panel Workshop on Pilot Induced Oscillations, Torino Italy May 1994

Unified Pilot-Induced Oscillation Theory. AFWAL Report, October 1995

Relationship Between Flying Qualities and Safety, National Research Council Workshop on Aircraft-Pilot Coupling, 27-29 Nov 1995, Newport Beach, California

An Aircraft Manufacturer’s View of Parameter Identification, AGARD paper, Madrid, 1998.

Prediction of Longitudinal Pilot-Induced Oscillations Using a Low Order Equivalent System Approach AIAA 99-4008, August 1999.

Aircraft Handling Qualities, Blackwell Science, 1999 (Also published by the AIAA education series).

Handling Qualities: Chapter in Flight Control Systems, Practical Issues in Design and Implementation, IEE, Edited by R.W. Pratt, 2000