Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (Uttas) a Critical Look at Its Repairability

It is the author's contention that procurement of the UTTAS as designed in prototype models will require changes in the existing aircraft maintenance system to insure repairability at DS level. The structural design was critically studied to assess the capability of the Army's aircraft maintenance system to repair the UTTAS if damaged in combat. The airframe was the focus of the paper. Limited references to systems and components were required because of their needs for airframe mount/attaching points and the relationship of their weight to structural strength requirements. The author establishes himself as a highly experienced source and develops comparisons between the UH-lH and the UTTAS prototypes.