Survivable, Affordable, Repairable Airframe Program (SARAP) and the Helicopter Kinematic Design Criteria for Crashworthiness. Revision A

Abstract

This document presents the results of a study commissioned to update the kinematic design criteria for helicopter crashworthiness. The study, conducted by Simula Aerospace and Defense Group, Inc. (Simula), reviewed crash kinematic data over the past 25 years with the objective of identifying new trends in crash parameters and revising the associated design criteria accordingly. The objective of this study is to update the impact design criteria for crashworthiness by studying the crash kinematics of four currently active U.S. Army aircraft; specifically, the CH-47 Chinook, the OH-58, the UH-60, and the AH-64 Apache. No variants of these aircraft were excluded from the study, but a few specific models did not appear in the final list of mishaps. As a part of this update of the impact design criteria, kinematic data were collected and are presented in a manner intended to facilitate easy comparison with earlier studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA516337

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  • Lance Labun

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Design Criteria
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Information Science
  • Landing Gear
  • Military Aircraft
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

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  • Space