Bell Helicopter Reference Data

Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781723080838
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Flight Service Evaluation of Composite Components on the Bell Helicopter Model 206l written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the final report on the advanced composite components which were placed in service on the 206L LongRanger helicopters in the continental United States, Canada, and Alaska. This report covers all test data which was gathered, as well as maintenance histories of the parts. The previous reports describe the fabrication, service experiences, and test data through 1986. This report contains information from these references, as well as data gathered after 1986. The status of the 40 sets of components is discussed. Each set consisted of a vertical fin, forward fairing, litter door, and baggage door. Almost 500,000 flight hours were accumulated on the 160 parts, with the high-time part accumulating 14,687 flight hours. Over 60 percent of the parts were destructively tested to measure strength and stiffness retention over the course of the program. The vertical fins had the greatest strength retention followed by the litter doors. The baggage doors had the poorest retention of strength. There was very little difference in property retention between the four primary operating regions: Northwest U.S., Southwest U.S., Gulf of Mexico Coastal Region, and the Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada Region. The field problems have ranged from two lightning-struck fins to significant delaminations in the baggage doors. There was only one environmentally related field incident, in which the glass windows on the litter doors were found to loosen due to high temperatures experienced in the southwest region. Wilson, Henry Unspecified Center AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; BELL AIRCRAFT; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLIGHT TESTS; HELICOPTERS; MATERIALS TESTS; DELAMINATING; DOORS; FABRICATION; FINS; HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS...