STRENGTH TESTS OF HELICOPTER RESCUE BASKET.

Abstract

An attempt is made to determine if a reported operational failure of the helicopter rescue basket now in use was a design defect which could affect the safety of future rescue operations. The tests revealed some design weaknesses which caused premature failure of the basket bail. The report includes recommended design modifications necessary to provide a 'fix' for existing rescue baskets and a proposed modification for future production of the baskets.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1966
Accession Number
AD0489467

Entities

People

  • C. Cuthrell

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Helicopters
  • Production
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design