The report concerns the design, fabrication, and test of a flexible wing towed universal glider. The purpose of the glider design was to develop an unpowered, roadable, winged vehicle which could carry up to 4000 pounds of payload on an open bed which would put minimum restrictions on cargo volume and shape. The vehicle towed by a helicopter would extend the normal helicopter internal load and slingload capacity as well as place hazardous cargo remote from the helicopter and crew. (Author)
Flexible Wing Towed Universal Glider
1967
151 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Gliders , Towed vehicles , Wings , Flexible structures , Helicopters , Cargo , Tactical air support , Flight testing , Flight crews , Aviation safety , Towing cables , Design , Aerodynamic characteristics , Structural properties , Cost effectiveness , Performance(Engineering) , Helicopter-towed gliders , H-34 aircraft , CH-34 aircraft , H-1 aircraft , UH-1D aircraft
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