The Effects of New Technology Trends on Aircraft Lightning Vulnerability and the Capability to Identify Technology Deficiencies,
Abstract
Operational aircraft representing the 1960 and 1970 technology time frames were tested in the Full-Level Lightning Aircraft System Hardening (FLLASH) program at Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the spring and summer of 1982. The direct-strike lightning threat was simulated and peak injection currents of 180 kA were achieved. A methodology was developed during this program which enables the aircraft designer to perform trade-off studies at very early design stages involving avionics packages, airframe configurations, and various threat scenarios. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP002206
Entities
People
- D. T. Auckland
- R. F. Wallenberg