Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics Test, Production OH-58A helicopter Unarmed and Armed with XM27E1 Armament Subsystem, Stability and Control

Abstract

Stability and control tests were conducted on a production model OH- 58A helicopter to evaluate its flying qualities in the unarmed configuration and in an armed configuration with the XM27E1 weapon system. Limited testing was also performed to evaluate the helicopter slope landing capabilities and flying qualities with skis installed. Human factors and maintainability characteristics were noted throughout the evaluation. The testing consisted of 89 flights which totaled 85.3 hours of productive flight testing. Maintainability of the helicopter was excellent throughout the test program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0878569

Entities

People

  • Emmett J. Laing
  • Paul G. Stringer
  • William A. Graham Jr.

Organizations

  • Edwards Air Force Base

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aviation
  • Control Systems
  • Flight
  • Flight Testing
  • Helicopters
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Production
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.