Analysis and Design of an Aeromedical Evacuation Litter Stanchion

Abstract

This report describes and documents an aeromedical evacuation litter stanchion design and analysis. The MSC/NASTRAN general purpose finite element computer code is used for the analysis. Also, details of 10 identical stanchion pairs actually built under the effort are given. The stanchion pairs are yet to be subjected to structural tests at various G-levels and in appropriate directions. The final design is a 3-litters-on-one-side arrangement with support for the structure using seat tracks common to Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) aircraft. Higher density litter arrangements such as 4-on-a-side or back-to-back 3 or 4 litter stanchions are explored. Floor loads exceed those generally available for these cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171557

Entities

People

  • Blane A. Hamner
  • Malcolm A. Cutchins
  • Winfred A. Foster Jr.

Organizations

  • Auburn University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Engineering
  • Evacuation
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Governments
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Production
  • Structural Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.