DOD Should Determine Cost and Operational Effectiveness of Helicopter In-Flight Escape Systems (PSAD-80-65)

Abstract

We have reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD's) efforts to develop helicopter in-flight escape systems to determine what actions were taken on our recommendations for development in our June 1973 report to the Congress. Primarily, we assessed the bases for subsequent decisions not to develop the escape systems, especially the one for the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 14, 1980
Accession Number
AD1151970

Entities

People

  • W. H. Jr Sheley

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapons
  • Army Aviation
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Crashworthiness
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Escape Systems
  • Fatalities
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • Low Altitude
  • Marine Corps
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Research Aircraft
  • Safety
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.