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.
Recovery and escape systems for VTOL aircraft
Am Helicopter Soc -- J
American Helicopter Society -- Journal ; 9 , n 1
1964
11 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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