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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2014.42.2.173

Instrument Flight Certification Process and Flight Test Results of Korean Utility Helicopter  

Kwon, Hyuk-Jun (The 7th R&D Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Park, Jong-Hoo (The 7th R&D Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
Park, Jae-Young (The 7th R&D Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.42, no.2, 2014 , pp. 173-180 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the instrument flight certification process and flight test results of Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH) are presented. For the instrument flight certification, the suitability of installed equipments and instruments have been reviewed and verified by ground and flight tests. Next, static and dynamic stability test are conducted in accordance with FAR-29 Appendix B. The static stability is determined by the change of speed and attitude according to control inputs. The dynamic stability is evaluated by how quickly the response of the helicopter due to long and short period control inputs are decreased. The pilot workload evaluation are also carried out by simulated IMC flight tests. This paper presents the workload assessment results when some failures are occurred at cockpit instruments, engine or flight control systems as well as the normal situation. After the simulated IMC flight test is completed, actual instrument flight test are conducted in a real IMC environment according to the air traffic controls.
Keywords
Korean Utility Helicopter; Instrument Flight; IFR; IMC; Workload Assessment;
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