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Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks for Helicopters and General Aviation Aircraft
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Crashworthy fuel tanks have been developed for U.S. Army helicopters which have demonstrated excellent performance in over three years of service.
Although design guidelines evolving from this work have a direct bearing on the application of crashworthy fuel cells for general aviation aircraft, additional development work is required to provide tanks with minimum cost and weight penalties.
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Smith, H., "Crash-Resistant Fuel Tanks for Helicopters and General Aviation Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 740358, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/740358.Also In
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