Helicopter Transmission Research at NASA Lewis Research Center

Abstract

A joint helicopter transmission research program between NASA Lewis Research Center and the U.S. Army Aviation Systems command has existed since 1970. Program goals are to reduce weight and noise and to increase life and reliability. This paper reviews significant advances i technology for gears and transmissions and describes the experimental facilities at NASA Lewis for helicopter transmission testing. A description of each of the rigs is presented along with some significant results from the experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1988
Accession Number
ADA242220

Entities

People

  • David G. Lewicki
  • Dennis P. Townsend
  • Harold H. Coe
  • John J. Coy

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Cameras
  • Computer Programs
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Fatigue Life
  • Gear Noise
  • Gears
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Planetary Gears
  • Reliability

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.