Aerial Very Heavy Lift Concepts for the 1990 Army. Volume 3. Academic and Industrial Presentations

Abstract

The document covers the technical feasibility of developing a very heavy aerial lift vehicle to be operational by 1990. The mission spectrum for such a vehicle was assumed similar to the proposed QMR for the heavy-lift helicopter except that the payload requirement was increased to approximately 50-60 tons. Shaft-driven and tip-driven helicopter concepts were given major consideration. Power-plant and transmission development and problems relating to subsystems, such as load handling and control, are treated. Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) concepts that are not high disc loading are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0864891

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airships
  • Artillery
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Friction
  • Gas Turbines
  • Helicopters
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Powered Balloons
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Turbines
  • Turboshaft Engines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design