摘要: From previous AGARD activities, it was recognized that flying qualities andtraditional aircraft performance parameters did not characterize the capability or effectiveness of combat aircraft, although they do offer a guide. Other ... 展开 From previous AGARD activities, it was recognized that flying qualities andtraditional aircraft performance parameters did not characterize the capability or effectiveness of combat aircraft, although they do offer a guide. Other expert groups had reached a similar conclusion. The subject that arose from these realizations was 'agility'. Recognizing that this was an incomplete or immature concept and that a wide variety of sometimes disparate views existed, the Flight Mechanics Panel formed a further Working Group, WG 19, consisting of specialists from AGARD member countries, to study the subject under the title of 'Operational Agility'. Working sessions were held at places of special interest to the group, between 1991 and 1993. The specific aims of the Working Group were to provide definitions, which are universally acceptable, of the terminologies involved in agility; to collate the results of lessons learned from experiments on agility; to define metrics or figures of merit for use in design and evaluation; to explore and document the theoretical foundations; to explore the operational pay-off of balanced capabilities between the airframe, systems and weapons; to highlight any specialized aspects applicable to rotorcraft; to indicate possible means of evaluation in flight; and to recommend areas for further research and development activities, including possible collaborative projects. The Group has completed its study of operational agility with this report. In undertaking the study, a greater understanding has been reached of those subjects which influence operational agility and how these subjects, via the use of operational agility concepts, may be related to the combat effectiveness of the weapon systems. In reaching this understanding, the Group has proposed definitions of the agility terminology which should prove universally acceptable; it has arrived at the methodology for assessment of the various component systems which contribute to the operational agility or combat effectiveness of a Weapon System; and has listed a number of major conclusions and recommendations. 收起