UH-1B HELICOPTER FLIGHT LOADS INVESTIGATION PROGRAM

Abstract

A 219-hour statistical sample of data was collected from UH-1B helicopters performing normal field mission assignments covering a period of 3 months. The parameters monitored were: airspeed, altitude, outside air temperature, acceleration at the aircraft center of gravity, main rotor rpm, collective stick position, longitudinal cyclic stick position, and engine torque. Supplementary information for each flight included barometric pressure, type of mission, and aircraft gross weight. The data are presented as frequency-of-occurrence histograms, exceedance curves, and gust spectra. These figures and curves may be used to establish design criteria for new helicopters and for modification of design criteria for existing aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0634502

Entities

People

  • David Chestnutt
  • Joseph F. Braun
  • Larry E. Clay
  • Louis Bartek

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Army Aviation
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Composite Materials
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Military Research
  • Recording Systems
  • Standards
  • Statistical Samples
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computer Vision.