Airspeed calibration tests were conducted on an experimental model of the Elliott low-airspeed system to determine its suitability for use as a helicopter airspeed instrument. The airspeed system was mounted in various locations on the UH-1C helicopter. Emphasis was placed on the low-speed flight regimes where the sensor operated in rotor downwash. The evaluation required 13.7 productive test flight hours. The system provides reliable, accurate airspeed data from hover to 120 knots in the direction for which the sensor is mounted, and results indicate an omnidirectional system is feasible. The system is simple, is highly reliable, should be relatively inexpensive in production quantities, and has high potential for development into a standard aircraft instrument. (Author)


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    Title :

    Flight Evaluation Elliott Low-Airspeed System


    Contributors:
    A. L. Winn (author) / J. S. Kishi (author)

    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    38 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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