TIGER MGB HIGH RELIABILITY LOW WEIGHT

The main gear box of the Franco-German military helicopter TIGER entrusted to Aerospatiale by Eurocopter required a significant amount of work for the weight and reliability requirements to be observed. Along with the functional requirements, this conference discusses the technological solutions as well as the design methods applied and, in particular, the gear box architecture (accessories position and the different modules), the independent lubrication systems, the extensive integration