Flight Dynamics Directorate (FDD) Research and Development for Aging Aircraft

Abstract

The current trend is for military and commercial aircraft to be used beyond their original design life as well as for a longer calendar time. To Support this trend structures research and development must include a focus on topics that will support aging aircraft. The identification of these R&D topics included a review of the technical papers that were presented at the June 1993 Conferences of the International Conference on Aeronautical Fatigue (ICAF) and the 5th International Conference on Structural Airworthiness of New and Aging Aircraft; ideas were also obtained from the USAF sponsored Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Conference held in November 1993. These R&D topics have been grouped into six technical areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA361159

Entities

People

  • James R. Johnson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cold Working
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Composite Materials
  • Corrosion
  • Crack Propagation
  • Damage Tolerance
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Fatigue Life
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Shot Peening
  • Structural Integrity
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design