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Summary of ah-1g flight vibration data for validation of coupled rotor-fuselage analyses
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cronkhite, J. D. Dompka, R. V. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | Under a NASA research program designated DAMVIBS (Design Analysis Methods for VIBrationS), four U. S. helicopter industry participants (Bell Helicopter, Boeing Vertol, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter, and Sikorsky Aircraft) are to apply existing analytical methods for calculating coupled rotor-fuselage vibrations of the AH-1G helicopter for correlation with flight test data from an AH-1G Operational Load Survey (OLS) test program. Bell Helicopter, as the manufacturer of the AH-1G, was asked to provide pertinent rotor data and to collect the OLS flight vibration data needed to perform the correlations. The analytical representation of the fuselage structure is based on a NASTRAN finite element model (FEM) developed by Bell which has been extensively documented and correlated with ground vibration tests.The AH-1G FEM was provided to each of the participants for use in their coupled rotor-fuselage analyses. This report describes the AH-1G OLS flight test program and provides the flight conditions and measured vibration data to be used by each participant in their correlation effort. In addition, the mechanical, structural, inertial and aerodynamic data for the AH-1G two-bladed teetering main rotor system are presented. Furthermore, modifications to the NASTRAN FEM of the fuselage structure that are necessary to make it compatible with the OLS test article are described. The AH-1G OLS flight test data was found to be well documented and provide a sound basis for evaluating currently existing analysis methods used for calculation of coupled rotor-fuselage vibrations. |
| File Size | 9325608 |
| Page Count | 151 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870004362 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7zm07c0f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Dynamic Structural Analysis Flight Tests Finite Element Method Evaluation Aircraft Industry Mechanical Properties Ah-1g Helicopter Rotor Body Interactions Nastran Vibration Tests Aerodynamic Characteristics Load Tests Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
