SERVICE TEST OF TENT, AVIATION MAINTENANCE, SMALL, ADJUSTABLE FOR FIXED- WING AIRCRAFT T59-1

• Other Authors: ARMY ARCTIC TEST CENTER FORT GREELY AK
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1961
• Subjects: Terminal Flight Facilities; *AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; *SHELTERS; *TENTS; POLAR REGIONS; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0257337; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0257337

Service tests were made to determine the suitability of the Tent, Aviation Maintenance, Small, Adjustable, for Fixed-Wing Aircraft, T59-1 for Army use under arctic winter conditions. Because the test tent would not house the H- 34 tail rotor or provide sufficient work space for the engine, consideration should be given to development of a larger type organizational maintenance shelter. The aluminum ground anchor supplied with the test tent is not suitable for arctic use. Consideration must be given to development of a ground anchor that can be used in frozen ground. It is concluded that the tent is unsuitable for Army use under arctic winter conditions.