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An investigation of piloting strategies for engine failures during takeoff from offshore platforms

Part of: 75 year anniversary of Aeronautical Engineering at Glasgow University

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

D. G. Thomson ,
C. D. Taylor ,
N. Talbot ,
R. Ablett  and
R. Bradley
D. G. Thomson
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering , University of Glasgow
C. D. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering , University of Glasgow
N. Talbot
Affiliation:
Civil Aviation Authority, Gatwick
R. Ablett
Affiliation:
Civil Aviation Authority, Gatwick
R. Bradley
Affiliation:
Glasgow Caledonian University
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Summary

An analysis technique capable of simulating the effect of engine failure during takeoff from offshore platforms is presented. Use is made of inverse simulation whereby the control actions required for a subject helicopter to follow a particular trajectory can be established. A mathematical representation of the towering takeoff procedure, and details of the modified inverse simulation technique needed to cope with the modelling of an engine failure are described. Detailed piloting accounts of the strategy used to fly the towering takeoff (with and without engine failures) are also given and are used to give qualitative validation of the analytical approach. Simulation results for a single engine failure of a transport helicopter during critical phases of a towering takeoff are presented. Finally, some directions for future work and potential applications of the technique are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 99 , Issue 981 , January 1995 , pp. 15 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1995 

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