Helicopter Dropsight

Abstract

The Helicopter Dropsight was developed for use when hand dropping unattended ground sensors and other hardware from UH-1D/H Helicopters. It consists of a simple cross hair mounted in a ring that projects outside the helicopter on an arm attached to a standard installed in a rear doorway. Sighting consists of aligning the cross hair, a marker on the helicopter skid, and the drop zone. It can be adjusted for various drop conditions, weighs less than 10 pounds, and can be installed within 5 minutes. Dropsights have been evaluated and are being used for training by the US Army Intelligence Center/ School at Fort Huachuca, AZ.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0784551

Entities

People

  • Neal C. Wogsland

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerial Delivery
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Army Intelligence
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Flight Speeds
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Marine Corps
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering