Projected Accident Costs for the Advanced Scout Helicopter.

Abstract

This is the report of an analysis of the economic benefits of providing crashworthiness and other safety-related design improvements within future Army scout helicopters. The analysis was performed for use by the Advanced Scout Helicopter Project Manager (PM-ASH). The analysis baseline was all OH-58A major and minor aircraft accidents from January 1972 through December 1978. Projections are made for 11 candidate aircraft designs which may have potential use in the scout helicopter role as defined by PM-ASH. Accident rates and losses are derived for each candidate aircraft. Losses are projected for a 20-year period of peacetime operation. Projections are derived based on each candidate's design features and the effectiveness of these features under the particular conditions in each OH-58A accident. Recommendations are made regarding use of this data in an ASH development program. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA080109

Entities

People

  • James E. Hicks
  • James E. Jenks Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attrition
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Landing Gear
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Safety
  • Safety Analysis

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis