Preparation of S-70A-9 Black Hawk Helicopter for Flight Tests to Investigate Cause of Cracking of Inner Fuselage Panel,

Abstract

An Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter has been fitted with suitable flight test instrumentation at the Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory to enable an investigation of the cause of cracking in an internal fuselage skin panel. Nine accelerometer channels and 46 strain gauge channels have been provided. Reasons for the choice of measurement type and location are provided together with details of the measuring system installed. Plans for the conduct of suitable flight tests and for the evaluation of the collected data are provided. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293891

Entities

People

  • A. K. Patterson
  • D. C. Lombardo
  • I. G. Powlesland
  • P. Ferrarotto
  • S. A. Dutton

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fuselages
  • Gages
  • Ground Stations
  • Helicopters
  • Instrumentation
  • Inverters
  • Measurement
  • Spars
  • Strain Gages
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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