Flight Test Evaluation of the OH-58C Main Rotor Blade Erosion Tape.

Abstract

During this flight test evaluation, Polyurethane and stainless steel erosion tapes were tested. Hover and level flight performance tests and qualitative handling qualities tests were conducted to determine the effects of applying these leading edge erosion tapes to the main rotor blades of the test JOH-58C. Hover and level flight performance were slightly improved by the installation of the stainless steel tape and slightly degraded by the installation of the polyurethane tape. No significant changes in handling qualities were noted as a result of the erosion tape installations. One shortcoming related to the difficult installation of the erosion tapes was noted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178602

Entities

People

  • Frederick W. Stellar
  • John R. Martin
  • Matthew Graham
  • Ralph Woratschek

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Army Aviation
  • Calibration
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Helicopters
  • Instrumentation
  • Leading Edges
  • Level Flight
  • Performance Tests
  • Stainless Steel
  • Standards
  • Tail Rotors
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.