Summary Report on Helicopter Ditching and Crashworthiness Research
The report summarises and consolidates the results from a number of research activities initiated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over a period of about twelve years.
The objective of the research was to improve the safety of
offshore helicopter operations and, in particular, to improve survival and escape prospects for those on board a helicopter that ditches or crashes onto water.
The research included investigations into means of improving the sea-keeping performance of ditched helicopters, mitigating the consequences of capsize, and means of improving the crashworthiness of emergency flotation systems.
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CAA Paper 2006/06