Operational Test II (OT II) of Emergency Repair Shelter for the CH-47 Helicopter.

The U.S. Army Aviation Center conducted the Operational Test II (OTII) to determine whether the emergency repair shelter for the CH-47 helicopter meets the requirements of the approved material need (MN) during temperate and simulated Arctic conditions. Four shelters were tested from November 1973 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: ARMY AVIATION CENTER FORT RUCKER ALA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Helicopters
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
*SHELTERS
*HELICOPTERS
TEST AND EVALUATION
LOW TEMPERATURE
EMERGENCIES
MAINTAINABILITY
REPAIR
TENTS
FAILURE(MECHANICS)
ARCTIC REGIONS
ZIPPERS
CH-47 aircraft
*H-47 aircraft
Alabama
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA037439
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA037439
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Summary:The U.S. Army Aviation Center conducted the Operational Test II (OTII) to determine whether the emergency repair shelter for the CH-47 helicopter meets the requirements of the approved material need (MN) during temperate and simulated Arctic conditions. Four shelters were tested from November 1973 through June 1974 at Fort Rucker, Alabama; Appalachicola, FL and in the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Several zippers on the sidewall of the shelter failed during the test, indicating a lack of durability. It was concluded that the emergency repair shelter will meet the requirements of the approved material need for temperature and Arctic climatic conditions when the durability problem is corrected. (Author)

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