The US Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity conducted a limited Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics test of the RC-12D (Improved Guardrail V) aircraft with both standard and infrared (IR) suppressor exhaust stacks installed from 10 May though 1 June 1984 at Wichita, Kansas. During the test program, 12 flights were conducted for a total of 25.7 hours, of which 14.6 were productive. All tests were performed in a normal mission configuration ballasted to a maximum takeoff gross weight of 14,200 pounds and a center of gravity at fuselage station 190.1 (fwd). Test results were compared with data obtained during previous testing, and evaluated against military specification MIL-F-8785C. Takeoff and landing performance presented in the operator's manual were confirmed as was the Beech Aircraft Corporation provided drag polar plot of the standard stack configured aircraft. A slight degradation in performance was noted with IR suppressor exhaust stacks installed. The RC-12D aircraft has marginal climb performance capabilities with a combat ceiling below 24,000 feet density altitude. The handling qualities of the RC-12D with both standard and IR suppressor exhaust stacks installed were essentially unchanged from the standard C-12D aircraft with the exception of improved stall characteristics.


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    Titel :

    Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics Test of the RC-12D Guardrail V


    Beteiligte:
    G. M. Yamakawa (Autor:in) / J. L. Webre (Autor:in) / R. S. Adler (Autor:in) / R. E. Ratcliff (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1984


    Format / Umfang :

    72 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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