A detailed comparative insight into design and operational philosophies of Soviet vs. Western helicopters is provided. This is accomplished by examining conceptual approaches, productibility and maintainability, and weight trends/prediction methodology. Extensive use of Soviet methodology (Tishchenko) to various weight classes of helicopters is compared to the results of using Western based methodology.
A comparative study of soviet versus western helicopters. Part 2: Evaluation of weight, maintainability and design aspects of major components
1983-03-01
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English
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