Military helicopters: Have the seeds of future accidents already been sown?

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 493-515

  Symonds, N ^a   Pitt, C ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF DEFENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircraft failures; Damage assessment; Defects; Failure analysis

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; CORROSION; CRACK INITIATION; DEFECTS; DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAT TREATMENT; MILITARY HELICOPTERS; NUCLEATION; SERVICE LIFE; SURFACE TREATMENT;

AIRCRAFT FAILURES; DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; FAILURE DAMAGE;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

FATIGUE ANALYSIS;

EID: 28344457979     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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