Helicopter Development Reliability Test Requirements

Abstract

The H-3 series helicopter program has been used to provide a basis for the trade-off studies. The test and service experience has been reviewed to provide a data bank on the performance of transmission and rotor system components and to determine modes and types of failures. The extent of correlation between failures during the initial test programs and those problem areas that were later detected during actual usage was investigated to determine the effectiveness of the test programs. Several changes have been advocated in both testing philosophy and the corresponding test techniques since the H-3 helicopter test program commenced. Various testing concepts have been considered and compared to develop a recommended test program for a single-rotor helicopter having a nominal gross weight of 15,000 pounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742248

Entities

People

  • Edwin Stolper
  • Lester R. Burroughs
  • Richard Hawkins

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Helicopters
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rods
  • Structural Components
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds
  • Test Equipment

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