The effect of geometric and aerodynamic characteristics on the stability of the lateral degrees of freedom of a typical helicopter sling load is examined. The feasibility of stabilizing the suspended load by controllable fins was also studied. Linear control theory was applied to the design of a simple control law that stabilized the load over a wide range of helicopter airspeeds. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Method of Automatically Stabilizing Helicopter Sling Loads


    Contributors:
    J. Gera (author) / S. W. Farmer (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    42 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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