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NASA Tests Helicopter Crash Survivability

NASA conducted drop tests of a CH-46 Sea Knight to test improve seats and seat belts.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

September 9, 2013

NASA researchers recently conducted drop tests of a Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight to test improved seats and seat belts. They recorded the crash from more than 350 data channels as the helicopter, suspended by cables, was dropped into a bed of soil from 30 feet up. Just before impact, pyrotechnic devices released the suspension cables from the helicopter to allow free flight toward impact with a forward speed of approximately 30 mph.

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