Crash-resistant fuel system effectiveness in civil helicopter crashes

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 782-785

  Hayden, Mark S ^a   Shanahan, Dennis F ^b   Chen, Li Hui ^c   Baker, Susan P ^c  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b Injury Analysis   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Federal regulations; Fire prevention; Helicopter; Impact; Post crash fire; Standards

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FIRE; HELICOPTER; LIGHT; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEATHER;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AIRCRAFT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIRES; FUEL OILS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23044469502     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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