General Aviation Airplane Structural Crashworthiness User's Manual. Volume III. Related Design Information.

Abstract

General information is presented in this report to assist the general aviation airplane industry designer in developing improved structural crashworthiness designs. This report is initiated for the purpose of providing the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) members with the basis for understanding the types of procedures, methods and data that are available with regard to structural crashworthiness. This document contains the following sections: (1) General Aviation Airplane Operational and Structural Characteristics; (2) Crash Environment; (3) Occupant Injury Assessment; (4) Structural Data and Methods; and (5) Structural Crashworthiness Design and Compilance Methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054266

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  • Gil Wittlin

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  • Lockheed Martin

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  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
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  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
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  • Airframes
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Dynamic Response
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Energy Absorbers
  • Engineers
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Fuselages
  • Mechanics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Safety Engineering
  • Transport Aircraft

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