Full Scale Crash Test Experimental Verification of a Method of Analysis for General Aviation Structural Crashworthiness.

Abstract

The results of the Task II effort to experimentally verify a method of analysis of the structural dynamics response of general aviation airplanes subjected to a crash environment are presented. Included in this report is a description of the preparation for the performance of four instrumented full-scale crash tests involving a single-engine, high wing type airplane. All crash testing was performed at the NASA Langley Impact Dynamics Research Facility (IDRF). The crash tests involved a wide range of impact attitudes and included one impact into a soil covered terrain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054154

Entities

People

  • Gil Wittlin
  • Max A. Gamon
  • William L. Labarge

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Analog Computers
  • Computer Programs
  • Crystal Structure
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Fuselages
  • Landing Gear
  • Literature Surveys
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Nose Wheels
  • Spars
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.