Artificial and Natural Icing Tests Production UH-60A Helicopter

Abstract

The US Army requires the UH-60A helicopter (Black Hawk) to operate safely in an icing environment up to and including the moderate level of intensity. Artificial icing tests were previously conducted in Alaska in 1976 by the United States Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity (USAAEFA) using a prototype YUH-60A with main and tail rotor deice system and anti-ice provisions for the pilot and copilot windshields, pitot-static tubes and their support struts, engines, and engine inlets. The objectives of this test are to conduct artificial and natural icing flight tests of the production UH-60A helicopter to: Substantiate the effectiveness of the production anti-ice/deice systems; Determine the effectiveness of the ice detection subsystem; Evaluate the effect of ice accumulation on handling qualities and performance. The anti-ice/deice systems will be operating for all tests in the icing environment; Provide data for inclusion in the operator's manual.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA090527

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  • Marvin L. Hanks

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  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Pressure
  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aviation
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Cost Estimates
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Flight Crews
  • Flow Rate
  • Maintenance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Transducers
  • United States

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