Helicopter Structures - A Review of Loads, Fatigue Design Techniques and Usage Monitoring

Abstract

This report is a review of traditional practice with respect to helicopter structural integrity. Aspects covered are: significant fatigue loads for the airframe and rotor system, the methods used in the fatigue design of current and previous generation rotorcraft, fatigue test requirements, and health and usage monitoring methods.... Helicopters, Structural design, Loads (forces), Fatigue tests, Airframes, Condition monitoring, Rotors

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267115

Entities

People

  • D. C. Lombardo

Organizations

  • Department of Defence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Counting Methods
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Helicopters
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Navy
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Software Engineering.