UH-1 Door Gunner Protection

Abstract

A cold weather protection kit for door gunners and crew was developed for the UH-1D/H helicopter. The kit consists of a bulkhead and sliding doors which permits the gunner's compartment to be partitioned from the rest of the aircraft interior. The gunner is dressed in clothing to provide him sufficient protection while the rest of the crew and passengers are not exposed. Several clothing ensembles were tested. The kit and two sets of cold weather clothing were evaluated in Alaska. The evaluation was favorable, except for comments that the door gunners were too warm when the doors were closed, and litter and passenger capacity were affected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0782112

Entities

People

  • Benjamin F. Wood

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Doors
  • Aircrafts
  • Bulkheads
  • Classification
  • Clothing
  • Doctrine
  • Environment
  • Helicopters
  • Land Warfare
  • Machines
  • Passengers
  • Protective Clothing
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Materials Science