Test installations and methodologies used for evaluating the general structural response and crashworthiness of helicopters are discussed. In particular, a 20-meter vertical drop tank, a horizontal acceleration stand, a vehicle crash installation, a landing dynamics stand, and a severe crash installation are described. The kinds of results obtained from each test stand are listed. Data acquisition and analysis strategies are also described. Finally, some results obtained for the SA 341 Gazelle and the AS 332 Super Puma are summarized.
Methode et Moyens d'Essais d'Ecrasement au Sol au Centre d'Essais Aeronautique de Toulouse: Application aux Helicopteres SA 341 et AS 332 (Method and Means for Ground Crash Testing at the Centre d'Essais Aeronautique de Toulouse: Application to the SA 341 and AS 332 Helicopters)
1988
26 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aircraft , Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Aircraft accidents , Crashes , Crashworthiness , Drop tests , Ground tests , Helicopters , Test stands , Aircraft structures , Data acquisition , Measuring instruments , Structural stability , Foreign technology
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