Lightning Protection Design and Lightning Threat Flight Clearance of a Fly-by-Wire Flight Control System for an Unstable Aircraft,
Abstract
The rapid growth in avionic flight safety critical systems coupled with large scale use of poorly conducting structural materials has made essential a deliberate and consistent design and test philosophy for aircraft lightning strike protection. The paper discusses the design measures taken in the installation of a fly-by-wire (FBW) system in a Jaguar aircraft to be used as a technology demonstrator. The whole aircraft simulated lightning strike tests carried out are briefly described, together with complementary bench tests. The experience gained is reviewed and used to provide a basis for a consistent philosophy of design and test for any future FBW aircraft. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP002233
Entities
People
- I. P. Macdiarmid
- P. A. Doggett