The FAA Regional/Commuter Aircraft Flight Loads Data Collection Program 931258
As a part of its International Aging Aircraft Research Program, the Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a state-of-the-art Flight Loads Data Collection Program. Data collected in this program will provide the necessary mission profiles and load spectra information to characterize typical fleet service usage for the regional/commuter service life extension program. In addition, these data are applicable for both a safe life fatigue analysis and a damage tolerance fracture mechanics analysis. This paper describes the FAA approach and schedule for instrumenting fleet service aircraft, and the data reduction process.
Citation: DeFiore, T. and Barnes, T., "The FAA Regional/Commuter Aircraft Flight Loads Data Collection Program," SAE Technical Paper 931258, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/931258. Download Citation
Author(s):
Tom DeFiore, Terence Barnes
Affiliated:
Federal Aviation Administration
Pages: 8
Event:
General, Corporate & Regional Aviation Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Aircraft
Fleets
Fatigue
Research and development
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