Helicopter Tow Tests of the U. S. Coast Guard's Air Delivery Container for Oil Spill Containment Barrier

Abstract

An oil spill barrier with its air delivery packing container was successfully towed by a Navy H-53 tow-equipped helicopter. Flight tow tests were conducted to demonstrate feasibility, develop any required special equipment, and provide data for similar Coast Guard tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0774898

Entities

People

  • John R. Kennedy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Buoys
  • Coast Guard
  • Containers
  • Deployment
  • Design Criteria
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Helicopters
  • Mooring Buoys
  • Oil Spills
  • Recovery
  • Security
  • Vehicles
  • Vortex Shedding
  • Vortices
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Materials Science