Results of study carried out by North American Aviation, Inc, into feasibility of recovering VTOL aircraft and/or its crew in event of emergency; methods of aircraft recovery considered; design philosophy applied in development of LW-2 personnel escape system, description of basic seat, survival equipment containing parachute, harness, survival kit with oxygen, and lap belt; ejectable ballistic items; test program and results obtained; typical ejection sequences and trajectories.


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    Title :

    Recovery and escape systems for VTOL aircraft


    Additional title:

    Am Helicopter Soc -- J


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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