25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-9.6.1

FULL-SCALE CRASH TEST OF A CIVIL HELICOPTER AT JAXA

H. Shoji, H. Miyaki, H. Matsumoto*
JAXA, Japan; *Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

Keywords: Helicopter, Crashworthiness, Crash Test, and Crash Simulation

On February 25th 2004, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) conducted crash test of a Mitsubishi MH2000 prototype helicopter. This paper describes the crash test method, results of measured test data, what we obtained from the test, and results of computer simulation as of now.

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