A limited engineering flight test was conducted to provide sufficient engineering data for a safety-of-flight release for the UH-1B helicopter equipped with the XM-47 antipersonnel mine dispensing subsystem. An additional objective was to provide sufficient performance and stability and control data to update the operator's manual data to be used for UH-1B helicopters equipped with the XM-47 subsystem. Testing consisted of 42 productive flight hours. When the XM-47 mine dispensing subsystem was installed on the UH-1B helicopter, antipersonnel mines could be safely dispersed within the recommended flight envelopes. In cases of emergency the dispensers could be safely jettisoned within the recommended envelopes. Jettisons during entry into autorotation and in close proximity to the ground should be avoided. The flying qualities of the UH-1B were essentially unaffected by the installation of the XM-47 mine dispensing subsystem.
Engineering Flight Test of UH-1B Helicopter Equipped with XM-47 Antipersonnel Mine Dispensing Subsystem
1966
116 pages
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English