ADVANCED SCOUT HELICOPTER FLYING QUALITIES REQUIREMENTS HOW REALISITC ARE THEY ?

The proposed mission profile and handling qualities requirements for the Army's Advanced Scout Helicopter (ASH) are examined. The results of the AAH and UTTAS competitive testing are used as a basis to define the state-of-the-art helicopter handling qualities, and what can realistically be expected from the ASH. Results of testing of various Army helicopters in simulated ASH maneuvers are used to justify the ASH postulated handling qualities requirements. Army testing of ASH-type mission equipment and requirements on fielded Army helicopters and their effects on the stability of the known helicopter are used to rationalize expected ASH stability.