FACTORS OF SAFETY AND FAIL SAFE STRENGTH CRITERIA

Abstract

The paper briefly traces the origin and use of the term 'fatigue' in civil aviation. Sections of the current Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to factors of safety and fail safe strength criteria for fixed wing transport aircraft are briefly reviewed. Emphasis is also focused on the importance of adequate maintenance inspection intervals and procedures for aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 04, 1966
Accession Number
AD0667144

Entities

People

  • William J. Mcnair

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fail Safe
  • Frequency
  • Safety
  • Sea Level
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design