Helicopter Performance Calculator.

Abstract

A specialized electronic calculator for providing to helicopter pilots an immediate computation and readout of the helicopter's hover performance capability. The invention provides helicopter pilots with the power available and the maximum gross weight which the helicopter is able to hover simply by keying into the calculator the outside air temperature and the pressure altitude. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 15, 1979
Accession Number
ADD006501

Entities

People

  • Donald Arents

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Altitude
  • Calculators
  • Computations
  • Helicopters
  • Inventions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems