Accession Number:

AD0781975

Title:

Survey of Analyses of Combat Data for U. S. Army Aircraft in Southeast Asia

Descriptive Note:

Rept. for 1962-1973

Corporate Author:

FALCON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO BALTIMORE MD

Personal Author(s):

• Lindenmuth, James R.

Report Date:

1974-04-18

Pagination or Media Count:

32.0

Abstract:

The U. S. Army has sponsored a long-range program to collect and analyze data on aircraft damaged by ground fire in Vietnam. This effort, sustained by contributions from many agencies and teams, culminated in a vast data bank of information concerning U. S. rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft in combat, the reactions of these aircraft and their systems to ground fire, and the resulting casualties and fatalities. This report surveys the entire program, the analyses performed on the data, the lessons learned from these analyses, and the various payoffs in terms of survivability improvements to both fielded and future aircraft. Recommendations are offered for additional analyses to more fully exploit the data bank.

Descriptors:

• *AMMUNITION DAMAGE
• *HELICOPTERS
• SURVIVAL(GENERAL)
• VIETNAM
• GUNFIRE
• ARMY AIRCRAFT
• CRASH RESISTANCE
• DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
• FUEL SYSTEMS
• THREAT EVALUATION

Subject Categories:

• Helicopters

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE