HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADE TRACKING DEVICE.

Abstract

The design, development and testing are reported of a Helicopter Main Rotor Blade Tracking Device. In its final configuration, Device 9U96 consisted of a hand-held viewer and its attendant power supply and five corner cube wing tip reflectors of different colors. The device was used to measure the out-of-track of the Main Rotor Blades of an H-37B aircraft. It was found that Device 9U96 wa capable of measuring individual out-oftrack to less than 1/4 of an inch at the blade cap at night. Testing during the day revealed that the Device did not have full 24-hour capability. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0436273

Entities

People

  • R. Sansone

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Helicopters
  • Power Supplies
  • Reflectors
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Vehicles
  • Wing Tips

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology