Piloted Flight Simulation of Helicopter Recovery to the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier

This Paper describes how flight simulation has been used to investigate helicopter recovery operations to the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the United Kingdom’s new aircraft carrier. A helicopter fl...

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