Crack of a helicopter main rotor actuator attachment: failure analysis and lessons learned

A Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), in the course of a training flight, leaving the ground during the taxi to take off, went into an uncontrolled rolling to the right; consequently the helicopter gradually laid down on the right side. The impact with the runway destroyed the rotating blades up to the...

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Main Authors: L. Allegrucci, F. De Paolis, A. Coletta, M. Bernabei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2013-10-01
Series:Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale
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Online Access:http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero26/numero_26_art_11.pdf