XV5A Aircraft Flight Tests Landing Strip Evaluations

Abstract

The report presents the results of a field investigation of sites for aircraft flight tests. The investigation was concerned with the capability of the aircraft to operate on or hover over unprepared or expediently surfaced landing strips. The report describes the test aircraft, purpose and scope of the investigation, and the test sites selected, which were located at or near Edwards AFB, California. It also discusses the XV5A aircraft operations conducted at several of the sites.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0737274

Entities

People

  • E. B. Fenwick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Asphalt
  • Bearing Capacity
  • Engineers
  • Erosion
  • Landing Gear
  • Materials
  • Membranes
  • Military Personnel
  • Moisture Content
  • Nose Wheels
  • Sites
  • Soil Classification
  • Soil Erosion
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.