A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGER FOR HELICOPTERS

Abstract

This report contains the results of a program concerned with the design, construction, and flight testing of a high-performance static electricity discharging system for helicopters. Flight test data showed that the discharging system kept the electrostatic energy of a CH-37 helicopter below 1 millijoule for natural charging currents of up to 50 microamperes. This is in accordance with the established design specifications. Data were also obtained on the radio interference characteristics of the system and on the performance of corona points located in the engine exhaust stream.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0600451

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Analog Computers
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Helicopters
  • High Voltage
  • Measurement
  • Power Amplifiers
  • Power Supplies
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Interference
  • Radio Interference
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Static Electricity
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.