NASA Study Points to Smoother Air Taxi Rides
3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Matt Kamlet, an employee at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, sits atop the virtual reality passenger ride quality simulator during a study of air taxi motion Monday, Dec. NASA recently completed a multi-year study to understand how large, sudden air taxi motion affects ride comfort.NASA/Christopher LC Clark No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft.
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3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Matt Kamlet, an employee at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, sits atop the virtual reality passenger ride quality simulator during a study of air taxi motion Monday, Dec. NASA recently completed a multi-year study to understand how large, sudden air taxi motion affects ride comfort.NASA/Christopher LC Clark No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis —small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft meant for short trips — understand the relationship between comfort and willingness to fly. That’s where NASA comes in, with data that can help identify how to plan air taxi rides that can keep travelers feeling good.
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- 3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Matt Kamlet, an employee at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, sits atop the virtual reality passenger ride quality simulator during a study of air taxi motion Monday, Dec. NASA recently completed a multi-year study to understand how large, sudden air taxi motion affects ride comfort.NASA/Christopher LC Clark No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft.
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