ESTIMATION OF THE ENDURANCE OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT WING STRUCTURES

The report provides a method of analysing the cumulative frequency spectrum for an aircraft wing station into discrete loading cycles in preparation for a fatique damage calculation. The calculations derive the mean life estimation of a wing structure. The results apply to civil or transport aircraft in which maneuver loadings are small.

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  Engineering Sciences Data Unit Limited

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• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Aircraft; Civil aircraft; Civil aviation; Data collection; Durability; Graphics; Loss and damage; Needs assessment; Service life; Wings (Aircraft)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Damage assessment; Data sources; User needs
• Old TRIS Terms: Graphic methods; S-n diagrams; Wing loads
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312754
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1980 12:00AM