Bossler Coupling Experimental Flight Test

Abstract

The Bossler coupling is a new flexible driveshaft coupling requiring experimental research to provide guidance for future design. Reported herein are bench tests of rotating driveshaft assemblies using Bossler couplings under combined speed, torque and misalignment, followed by an experimental flight test program in an HH-2D helicopter. The test driveshaft was designed to meet or exceed the capabilities of the existing main driveshaft on the Navy/Kaman HH-2D helicopter. Ten different couplings on two different driveshaft assemblies were bench tested under combined speed, torque and misalignment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746502

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Bossler Jr.

Organizations

  • Kaman Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Bench Tests
  • Bending Moments
  • Bending Stress
  • Couplings
  • Drive Shafts
  • Engineering
  • Fail Safe
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flexible Couplings
  • Flight Testing
  • Frequency
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Sliding Contacts
  • Stress Concentration
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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