SAFE-LIFE LIMITS FOR LANDING GEAR STRUCTURES
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This document describes the approaches taken to define safe-life limits for the management of fatigue in landing gear structures, and the substantiation of those limits through full-scale fatigue testing. The safe-life scatter factors considered in a range of military and civil regulatory standards are also reviewed.
Rationale: This SAE Aerospace Information Report is intended to provide comprehensive reference and background information pertaining to safe-life limits for landing gear structures, and the derivation of the associated safe-life scatter factors.
