User's Manual for AC-20-53A Protection of Airplane Fuel Systems against Fuel Vapor Ignition due to Lightning,

Abstract

This manual provides users of AC 20-53A, Protection of Aircraft Fuel Systems Against Fuel Vapor Ignition Due to Lightning, with information on the subject of fuel system lightning protection and methods of compliance of aircraft design with the Federal Aviation Regulations 23.954 and 25.954. The manual is the result of a 3-year effort requested by the FAA Technical Center of the SAE-AE4L committee which is comprised of experts in the field of lightning research and protection of aircraft and systems from the adverse effects associated with atmospheric electricity. Keywords: Lightning; Action integral; Swept stroke; Streamering; and Corona.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA157619

Entities

People

  • N. Rasch

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Composite Materials
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Fuel Systems
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Static Electricity

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.