Impact of Emerging NDE-NDI Methods on Aircraft Design, Manufacture and Maintenance (L'Impact des Nouvelles Methodes d'Examen Non Destructif et de Controle Non Destructif (NDE-NDI) sur la Conception, la Fabrication et la Maintenance des Aeronefs)

Abstract

At its sixty-ninth meeting the Structures and Materials Panel held a conference of Specialists, to review developments in NDE-NDI applicable to the major components and assemblies in airframes, engines and their sub-assemblies. Users' needs and priorities were discussed with emphasis on identification of the constraints that present-day NDE-NDI methods impose on the activities of aircraft designers/manufacturers, airworthiness authorities and aircraft operators. The methods available for the characterisation and control of materials and processes were examined and current developments in techniques for improved reliability and in-service inspection were assessed. In a final season, research studies in both physical and analytical methods were reviewed. Keywords: Nondestructive tests, Inspection, Maintenance, Aircraft engines, Airframes, Reliability, Design, Manufacturing, NATO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225267

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  • AGARD

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aging (Materials)
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Science
  • Databases
  • Information Science
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Test And Evaluation

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