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Hello all, here comes a real shot in the dark.
I am working on a project that might require measuring the landing gear of a helicopter aircraft in the field to gather data for engineering a new product.
Two questions. Are detailed drawings, blueprints, CAD models or anything like that available in the public domain for, let's say, a military helicopter?
Is there anything available through some sort of subscription service like Jane's Information Group?
We have also recently been accepted into the GIDEP program. Is there any way I could use an Urgent Data Request to get a drawing of the landing skids, or even little specifics that would be useful to me, like what's the diameter of the tubing so I can design a gage to measure this thing...
YES! I'm asking if there's any way to reach out there and grab a blueprint or CAD drawing of a military aircraft... LEGALLY?
The customer for this project is actually the maker of the aircraft. It would seem that's the easiest path to getting the data we need without having to reverse engineer the thing in the field. It would seem. If we can't get the drawings from the customer for whatever reason.. is there any other legal way to see them?
Posted in this forum because FAA Design Approvals is the only reason I can think of the design blueprints being out there, even if I am dreaming.
I am working on a project that might require measuring the landing gear of a helicopter aircraft in the field to gather data for engineering a new product.
Two questions. Are detailed drawings, blueprints, CAD models or anything like that available in the public domain for, let's say, a military helicopter?
Is there anything available through some sort of subscription service like Jane's Information Group?
We have also recently been accepted into the GIDEP program. Is there any way I could use an Urgent Data Request to get a drawing of the landing skids, or even little specifics that would be useful to me, like what's the diameter of the tubing so I can design a gage to measure this thing...
YES! I'm asking if there's any way to reach out there and grab a blueprint or CAD drawing of a military aircraft... LEGALLY?
The customer for this project is actually the maker of the aircraft. It would seem that's the easiest path to getting the data we need without having to reverse engineer the thing in the field. It would seem. If we can't get the drawings from the customer for whatever reason.. is there any other legal way to see them?
Posted in this forum because FAA Design Approvals is the only reason I can think of the design blueprints being out there, even if I am dreaming.