FINAL REPORT OF THE ARMY SCIENCE BOARD (ASB) AD HOC SUBGROUP (AHSG) ON THE ARMY'S LIGHT HELICOPTER FAMILY (LHX) PROGRAM

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• Document Release Date: September 8, 2009
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• Publication Date: September 23, 1985
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, DC 20310-0103
13 SEP 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Final Report of the Army Science Board (ASB) Ad Hoc
Subgroup (AHSG) on the Army's Light Helicopter
Family (LHX) Program
Attached is the final report of the ASB AHSG on the
Army's LHX Program.
This report describes some of the observations, analyses,
conclusions and recommendations of the AHSG on selected
critical issues related to the Army's LHX aircraft program.
the basis for LHX, LHX program management, technology risk
assessment,-speed, and one versus two-man flight crew are
.discussed in the initial sections of this report. These -
issues constitute the more fundamental aspects of the Army's
LHX program which were reviewed by the AHSG.
Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Research, Development and Acquisition)
J. R. Sculley
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DECEMBER 1984
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REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE
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BEFORE COMPLETING FORM
REPORT NUMBER
2. GOVT ACCESSION NO
S. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NUMBER
4. TITLE (and Subtitle)
$. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED
Army Science Board (ASB) Ad Hoc Study Group on
FINAL (83-84)
the U.S. Army's LHX Program
6. PERFORMING ORO. REPORT NUMBER
7. AUTHOR(.)
8. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBER(.)
Dr. Wesley L. Harris, Chairman
Dr. John Blair, Member
(Cont'd on Rverse)
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT, PROJECT, TASK
Army Science Board
AREA & WORK UNIT NUMBERS
OASA(RDA)
Washington, DC 20310-0103
11. CONTROLLING OFFICE NAME AND ADDRESS
12. REPORT DATE
Army Science Board
December 1984
OASA(RDA)
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Washington, DC 20310-0103
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III. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
16. KEY WORDS (Continue on revere* side If n.ce...ry and Identify by block number)
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Integration (ARTIl,
Advanced Composite Airframe
Program (ACAP), Tilt Rotor/XV-15 Aircraft, Mission
Equipment Package (MEP),
Very High Speed Integrated Circuits (VHSIC), Light
Helicopter Experimental
(LHX), Scout/Attack (SCAT).
20. ABSTRACT (C.otE.ue es reverse .l Ft nees...ry and td..Hfy by block number)
This report provides an overview of the Army Light Helicopter Family (LHX)
Program; current and developing technology, risk re
duction, senior program
leadership, threat environment, speed requirements,
crew size, commonality
of aircraft types, weapons suite, and Tilt/X-wing aircraft.
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Mr. Gilbert F. Decker, Member
Mr. Robert L. McDaniel, Member
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Title Page
2. Report Documentation Page
3. Disclaimer
4. Table of Contents
5. Introduction
6. Purview of the Study
7. Basis for LHX
8. LHX Program Management
9. Technology Risk Assessment -
10. Speed
11. One Versus Two-Man Flight Crew
12. Conclusions and Recommendations
13. Appendices
A. Fiber Optics
B. LHX Aircraft Configurations/Versions
C. Tilt Rotor/XV-15 Aircraft
D. Simulation
E. MEP/ARTI/Aircrew Integration
F. VHSIC I, VHSIC II, and Software
14. Attachments
A. Terms of Reference for the Study
B. AHSG Membership
C. Army Advisors and Staff
D. AHSG Calendar
15. Glossary
16. Distribution
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