Wire strikes are a significant cause of helicopter accidents. The aircraft most at risk are aerial applicators. The present study examines the effectiveness of a wire alert delivered by way of the lightbar, a GPS-based guidance system for aerial application. The alert lead-time needed to avoid an invisible wire is compared with that to avoid a visible wire. A flight simulator was configured to simulate an agricultural application helicopter. Two pilots flew simulated spray runs in fields with visible wires, invisible wires, and no wires. The wire alert was effective in reducing wire strikes. A lead-time of 3.5 sec was required for the alert to be effective. The lead-time required was the same whether the pilot could see the wire or not.


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    Titel :

    An Obstacle Alerting System for Agricultural Application


    Beteiligte:
    DeMaio, Joe (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    American Helicopter Society 58th Annual Forum ; 2002 ; Montreal, Quebec, Canada


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2002


    Medientyp :

    Preprint


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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