Preliminary Airworthiness Evaluation ah-1S Helicopter Installed with Enhanced Cobra Armament System (ah-1S/ECAS)

Abstract

The United States Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity conducted a preliminary airworthiness evaluation of the Enhanced Cobra Armament System (ECAS) with the universal turret subsystem and M-197 20mm gun installed. The purpose of the test was to evaluate the effects of turret installation and weapons firing on the helicopter. Additionally, a limited stability and control evaluation of the helicopter (gun stowed) was conducted. Flight testing was performed at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, and consisted of 27 flight test hours (15 productive).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071343

Entities

People

  • Patrick J. Moe
  • Ralph Woratschek
  • Raymond B. Smith
  • Robert Williams

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airspeed
  • Anti-Virus Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cameras
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Response
  • Maintenance
  • Measurement
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Operating Systems
  • Photoacoustic Tomography
  • Rotors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • ballistics.