A crash test of a UH-1A helicopter was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a complete crash-resistant fuel, oil, and electrical system under severe accident conditions. The system included: special crash-resistant fuel and oil tanks, flexible fuel and oil lines that replaced many rigid lines, and self-sealing breakaway valves and fluid-line disconnects at strategic locations. The aircraft was flown by remote control during the crash test, in which all fuel tanks were filled with empulsified JP-4 and the engine was operating on emulsified JP-4. (Author)
Development of a Crash-Resistant Flammable Fluids System for the Uh-1A Helicopter
1969
164 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Industrial Safety Engineering , Helicopters , Aviation fuels , Aviation accidents , Fire safety , Airplane engine oils , Colloids , Electrical equipment , Pipes , Flexible structures , Valves , Remote control systems , Test methods , Fuel tanks , Flammability , JP-4 fuel , Crash resistant flammable fluids , Crash tests , Self sealing valves , Emulsified fuels , H-1 aircraft , UH-1A aircraft
Study of Helicopter Crash: Resistant Fuel Systems
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