DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF SMALL AND LARGE LOAD-BEARING PALLETS FOR THE CH-54 'FLYING CRANE' HELICOPTER

Abstract

The CH-54A helicopter's load-bearing capability was limited to loads which had the structural integrity to be suspended by slings or could be carried in pods suspended underneath the helicopter. The operation of the helicopter with these loads was limited to fair weather. To increase the load-bearing capability of the helicopter in fair weather and to permit operation in inclement weather, small and large load-bearing pallets which can be suspended from the helicopter were designed and developed. The results of tests performed indicated that the use of these load-bearing pallets enables the helicopter to carry loads which are bulky and/or do not possess the structural integrity to be suspended by slings from the helicopter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0680283

Entities

People

  • M. Krolikiewicz

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Aviation
  • Bending Moments
  • Contracts
  • Design Criteria
  • Fabrication
  • Government Procurement
  • Helicopters
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Sandwich Panels
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Stress Analysis
  • Structural Integrity
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Fixtures
  • Vehicles

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