Download or read book A Case Study of a Combat Helicopter's Single Unit Vulnerability written by James W. Trueblood and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents the methodology for a detailed vulnerability assessment of generic helicopter in the conceptual/preliminary design stage. The intent of this thesis if to provide a workable and understandable example of a vulnerability assessment. Towards that end, the single hit vulnerability of a helicopter to a 100 grain fragment is determined using the methodology presented in the textbook, The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design. Keywords: Survivability program overview, aircraft conceptual design, aircraft combat survivability, vulnerability assessment; damage assessment; theses.