Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics Test CH-47C Helicopter (Chinook) Performance

Abstract

The CH-47C was flight tested to obtain detailed performance data and to verify compliance of the aircraft with the manufacturer's detail specification and applicable military specifications. The test results show that the helicopter exceeded all performance guarantees and complied with almost all specifications against which it was tested. The performance characteristics of the helicopter are satisfactory for operational use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0892400

Entities

People

  • Giffen A. Marr
  • John I. Nagata
  • John R. Burden
  • Robert F. Forsyth

Organizations

  • Edwards Air Force Base

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airspeed
  • Airspeed Indicators
  • Altimeters
  • Control Systems
  • Flight
  • Flight Speeds
  • Guide Vanes
  • Helicopters
  • Inflight
  • Instrumentation
  • Landing Gear
  • Level Flight
  • Steering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering