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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2013.41.9.734

Review on U.S. Army Helicopter Mishap Analysis for Revision of Crashworthiness Requirements  

Hwang, Jungsun (Rotary Wing Systems Division, Agency for Defense Development)
Lee, Sangmok (Rotary Wing Systems Division, Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.41, no.9, 2013 , pp. 734-739 More about this Journal
Abstract
Representative crashworthiness requirement documents for military helicopter are MIL-STD-1290 and the Aircraft Crash Survival Design Guide(ACSDG) which were lastly revised in the 1980's. Taking analysis results of diverse U.S. Army helicopter mishaps into account, we can say that adequate guidelines do not exist to ensure crashworthiness of new generation aircraft. In this paper, U.S. Army helicopter mishap analysis conducted by U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command(RDECOM) is readjusted to review the basis of new crashworthiness design criteria for military helicopter, in other words, Full Spectrum Crashworthiness Criteria(FSCC). This analysis effort is a part of FSC development. This effort was to research and quantify the dynamics of military aircraft crashes to be used as the quantitative basis for new design criteria.
Keywords
Crashworthiness; Terrain Crash; Inflight Crash; Human Tolerance;
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