A. Lheureux, G. Cuadrado, M. Jouan

The TIGER attack helicopter, developed by Eurocopter in several versions, is an example of helicopter developed from "blank page" strictly in accordance with the operational requirements, without the constraints of using existing modules or functions. This paper describes the operational context, the related technical requirements and the design solutions. The very constraining requirements led to innovative solutions in many aspects: composite airframe, low weight and high life time Main Gear Box, supercritical rear transmissions, hingeless rotor, Hands On Controls and Sticks concept for Human - Machine Interface, redundant avionics with sophisticated warning concept, mission system fitted with long range sights and accurate firing controls ... resulting in unmatched maneuverability, low vulnerability, highly lethal weapon system and low maintenance workload. The final qualification of the HAP and UHT versions at the end of 2008 gives the opportunity to make an assessment of the technical achievements and to give an overall status of the program: definition of the different versions (HAP for France, UHT for Germany, ARH for Australia, HAD for Spain and France), number of delivered helicopters (50 at mid of 2009) and perspectives.

35th European Rotorcraft Forum 2009,

Conference Paper

englisch

21,0 x 29,7 cm, 11 Seiten

DGLR-Bericht, 2009, 2009-03, 35th European Rotorcraft Forum 2009 - Conference Proceedings; S.1-11; 2009; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn

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in getr. Zählung;

helicopters, ec 665 helicopter

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2009