Report of the Engineering Flight Test -- Stability and Control Phase -- of the OH-4A Helicopter, Unarmed (Clean) and Armed with the XM-7 or XM-8 Weapon Subsystem. Part 1

Abstract

Stability and control flight tests were conducted on the OH-4A helicopter to determine the stability and control characteristics throughout the flight envelope for the unarmed (clean) and armed configurations. Ninety-three test flights were conducted for 75:30 hours productive test time. All test data were hand recorded from sensitive instruments or recorded on an oscillograph. The quantitative test results and qualitative pilot's comments indicate that the OH-4A complied with most of the stability and control requirements of MIL-H-8501A.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0909271

Entities

Organizations

  • Edwards Air Force Base

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airspeed
  • Altitude
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Army Aviation
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Flight Speeds
  • Fuselages
  • Helicopters
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines
  • Yaw

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation