ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178578
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| Date: | Friday 2 December 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 74-2238 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Edwards AFB, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB |
| Edwards AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The United States Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity conducted a Preliminary Airworthiness Evaluation (PAE) of a UH-1H helicopter equipped with a Multiple Target Electronic Warfare System (MULTEWS) from 13 August through 2 December 1977. The test program was terminated when the test aircraft sustained major damage during height-velocity testing. Impact at 48 kts and 18 ft/s.
Sources:
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA078476
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlbwMO8FFf8&feature=player_embedded
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2015 11:55 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 13-Aug-2015 12:00 | Aerossurance | Updated [Date] |
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