Wire strike accidents involving United States military and civil helicopters for the period 1994-2004 were analyzed using military and the National Transportation Safety Board databases. The objective of the research was to conduct a study on wire strike accidents of civil and military helicopters between 1994 and 2004 to establish trends, assess the potential of existing technology for reducing wire strike accidents, and to recommend solutions that could substantially reduce the number of wire strike accidents. Trends in accidents were established for both military and civil wire strike accidents. The age group and experience profiles of the pilots involved in civil helicopter wire strike accidents were found to be similar to those found in an earlier study. Devices available for warning pilots about the proximity of wires are described and their relative merits assessed. Recommendations are made for reducing the number of helicopter wire strike accidents.


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    Title :

    Safety Study of Wire Strike Devices Installed on Civil and Military Helicopters


    Contributors:
    V. T. Nagaraj (author) / I. Chopra (author)

    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    151 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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