Download or read book Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics Test A FC of AH 1S with Aircraft General Purpose Dispenser System AGPDS written by James L. Webre and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity conducted an Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics Tests (A & FC) of a production AH-1S equipped with an M130 Aircraft General Purpose Dispenser System (AGPDS). The A & FC consisted of limited performance and handling qualities tests and was conducted from 12 May through 16 June 1982 at Edwards AFB, California. The tests were conducted to obtain performance and handling qualities data for inclusion in the operator's manual. Installation of the M130 AGPDS on the AH-1S caused negligible effect on power required for level flight. No significant changes in handling qualities were found as a result of the M130 AGPDS.

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Download or read book AH 1S PROD Airworthiness and Flight Characteristics for Instrument Flight written by John S. Tulloch and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity conducted an Airworthiness and Instrument Flight Characteristics evaluation of a Production AH-1S (Prod) to determine potential for the AH-1S with Enhanced Cobra Armament System (ECAS) to meet instrument meteorological conditions qualification criteria. The test aircraft was configured with two tube launched, optically tracked, wireguided (TOW) missile launchers on each outboard wing stores station and a 7-tube lightweight launcher on each inboard wing stores station. The test consisted of 16.3 flight hours which were flown during 12 test flights. Four deficiencies and seven shortcomings associated with flying the AH-1S in instrument flight conditions, were identified. The deficiencies identified were: (1) Unsatisfactory cyclic control system mechanical characteristics; (2) large pitot-static system airspeed errors in climb and descent; (3) Easily excited lateral gust response; (4) Vertigo-inducing location of radio control panels. Five specification noncompliances were noted. The AH-1S (Prod) is not suitable for flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which infers tht the AH-1S (ECAS) will also not be suitable. (Author).

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Download or read book Preliminary Airworthiness Evaluation of the AH 1S Modernized Cobra with the HELLFIRE TOW and Stinger Missiles Installed written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aircraft was operated at gross weights up to 10,400 lb, up to 11, 340 feet density altitude and at a lateral center of gravity (cg) range from one inch right to approximately three inches left. The asymmetric loadings were caused by the various combinations of armament configurations. The change in equivalent flat plate area compared to the clean aircraft for each configuration varied as a function of airspeed. At 130 knots true airspeed (KTAS), the increased flat plate area was 4.2 square feet for the Launcher configuration, 4. 8 square feet for the TOW configuration, 6.6 square feet for the Hellfire and Hellfire/TOW configurations, and 7.8 square feet for the Stinger/Hellfire/TOW configuration. The increase in flat plate area for the Stinger/Hellfire/TOW configuration reduced maximum level flight speed for normal rated power by approximatley 8 KTAS. With the exception of the two armament related shortcomings listed below, the handling qualities and the reactions to system failures of the AH-1S (MC) were not significantly changed by the asymmetric loading of the various armament configurations. Four shortcomings were noted and follow in decreasing order of importance: (1) the high left rolling response to a sudden engine failure at power settings above 75% torque; (2) the undesirable maneuvering stability characteristics above 1.4 g's; (3) insufficient left pedal margin available in right sideward flight above 10 knots in the Hellfire and Hellfire/TOW configurations; and (4) insufficient left pedal margin available for ball-centered forward flight below 30 KCAS in the armament configurations with left lateral cf offset. A CAUTION is recommended for inclusion in the operator's manual dealing with.

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Download or read book Amateur built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook written by United States. Federal Aviation Administration and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This official aviation publication presents suggestions and safety-related recommendations to assist amateur and ultralight builders in developing individualized aircraft flight test plans.