ARMY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING COMMAND APG MD AVIATION ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE/PROPULSION DIV
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This paper presents an updated examination of the United States Army's hover out of ground effect performance criterion for helicopters. This requirement has been the subject of controversy since its initial issue during the 1950s due to cost and weight constraints in a helicopter's design. Over the succeeding years, various studies produced contradictory recommendations as to the most appropriate temperature and altitude combination for use in specifying global helicopter operational ...