Pilot-induced oscillation is a frightening aspect of pitch control of an aircraft. Numerous planes have been set into pilot-induced oscillation due to the phase lag of the human in the loop control.

Aerodynamic modelling and flight testing remain at the forefront of aircraft design and verification, providing the essential linkage between computational simulations and real-world performance.

Michel Merluzeau is a senior analyst at US aerospace advisory firm AIR, where he covers commercial and defence markets. Airlines and airframers will recover from the shock of the 2020-2021 pandemic, ...