ENGINEERING FLIGHT TEST OF THE AH-1G HELICOPTER TO DETERMINE THE AREA OF INADEQUATE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL POWER AT 8100 POUNDS GROSS WEIGHT

Abstract

The test was conducted at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport near Fort Worth, Texas, from 4 August 1967 to 12 August 1967 by the US Army Aviation Test Activity (USAAVNTA). Paced in-ground-effect (IGE) flight, hovering in winds, approaches to a spot, and arrestment of turn rates at various wind azimuths were investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0832419

Entities

People

  • Gary C. Hall
  • John R. Melton

Organizations

  • Edwards Air Force Base

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airspeed
  • Army Aviation
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Explosive Engineering.