Stability and control tests were conducted on a production model OH-58A helicopter to evaluate its flying qualities in the unarmed configuration and in an armed configuration with the XM27E1 weapon system. Limited testing was also performed to evaluate the helicopter slope landing capabilities and flying qualities with skis installed. Human factors and maintainability characteristics were noted throughout the evaluation. The testing consisted of 89 flights which totaled 85.3 hours of productive flight testing. Maintainability of the helicopter was excellent throughout the test program.
Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics Test, Production OH-58A Helicopter Unarmed and Armed with XM27E1 Armament Subsystem, Stability and Control
1970
154 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Guns , Helicopters , Gun mounts , Flight testing , Pitch(Motion) , Attitude control systems , Performance(Engineering) , Flight speeds , Level flight , Roll , Maneuverability , Stability , Sideslip , Aircraft landings , Skis , Landing gear , Flight control systems , Aircraft guns , Firing tests(Ordnance) , Hovering , Vibration , Human factors engineering , Maintainability , Ammunition feed mechanisms , Small arms ammunition , Containers , Sights , H-58 aircraft , Oh-58a aircraft , Gau-2b/a guns , M-134 guns(7.62-mm) , M-27 armament subsystems , M-70 sights , Xm-134 guns(7.62-mm) , Xm-27e1 armament subsystems , Xm-70e1 sights