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WCX 2026 Technical Papers are Now Available
New technical papers from WCX 2026 are now live on SAE Mobilus® The latest technical papers from WCX 2026 are now available to search and download on SAE Mobilus®. Covering topics across safety, vehicle performance, AI-driven design, advanced powertrain, materials, and software, this collection delivers timely research relevant to today’s ground vehicle engineering priorities. Browse the latest papers to access expert-authored technical insight supporting today’s engineering, testing, and development priorities. — The Mobilus Team
Important Update – Accessibility Enhancements on SAE Mobilus
We’re pleased to share that SAE Mobilus has recently completed a comprehensive set of accessibility improvements across the platform. As a result, Mobilus is now aligned with WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards in most key categories. These updates are part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring the platform is accessible to all users. Enhancements include improvements to keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, visual contrast, error handling, and overall usability across core areas of the site. An updated Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT v2.5 – March 2026) is now available, providing a detailed overview of our accessibility conformance. You can access the VPAT directly within the Help section. Accessibility is a continuous effort. We will continue to evaluate and improve the platform to better support all users and meet evolving standards. If you have any feedback or experience any accessibility issues, we welcome your input. - The SAE Mobilus Team
SAE AI Chat — Update and What's Next
* Important Update - SAE AI chatbot Beta program * The SAE AI Chatbot Beta program - Phase 1 will end on March 31, 2026. Following this date, the AI chatbot capabilities will be temporarily unavailable as we begin development of a significantly enhanced version. We sincerely thank all Phase 1 Beta participants for their engagement and valuable feedback - your insights have played an important role in shaping the next phase of this experience. The upcoming version of the SAE AI Chatbot will expand content coverage beyond current standards, incorporating additional critical resources from our digital library. It will also be made available to a broader audience across Mobilus. Want to be part of what's next? Register your interest here to receive updates and be considered for early access. For additional information, visit the FAQs. — The Mobilus Team
SAE International Digitization and AI Policy
SAE International prohibits the entry of SAE Content into any form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, OpenAI, or Microsoft Copilot. Additionally, creating derivatives of SAE Content using AI is also prohibited without express written permission from SAE International. In the case of such use, SAE International will suspend access to SAE Content, and further legal action will be considered.
Welcome to the new SAE Mobilus®
  Welcome to the new era of SAE Mobilus®, redesigned with a modern, intuitive web interface featuring enhanced search capabilities to help you stay informed and easily discover content. Login today: To access content within your subscription and make the most of the platform, please log into your subscription and your personal My Library (sign up is free) located in the top right corner of the screen.   Key Features Intuitive User Interface: We've listened to our customers and tied this to the best practices in the industry to offer an improved, intuitive, and desirable website experience for our users.​ Improved In-app Discoverability: Enhanced search and expanded menu featuring search suggestions that allow for quick discovery of content.​ Announcements: Stay up to date on new features through a dedicated announcements page. Most recent announcements also get featured on the homepage.​ Enhanced Browse capabilities: Browse through over 200,000 publications that are now classified into categories commonly used across the industry. Deep-dive further into any topic or sub-topic of interest to make the most for your corporate projects or research.​ Smart Automation: "Meta Tags" on each result will help you find content related to your search.​ My Library: My dashboard is rebranded as My Library with powerful features to help you make the most out of the platform Mobile Friendly: Upgraded navigation on mobile devices​ Training Available SAE’s Customer Success team is dedicated to delivering the best platform experience possible. Through monthly trainings and short, on-demand video tutorials, find answers to your questions here: SAE Mobilus Spotlight training - Available monthly, hosted live by SAE’s Customer Success team Mobilus Minute – 2-minute videos, available on-demand   Need some troubleshooting help? Access our FAQs by visiting our Help section: https://saemobilus.sae.org/help/home Resources to help you navigate the new platform are available here, where you can find links to quick start guides and video tutorials on features like My Library, Announcements, Saved Search, Login and new features. Have feedback that you'd like to share with us? Please submit your feedback to the Mobilus team through the blue Knowledge bot in the bottom right hand corner of the new platform.

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Wing-in-Ground Effect Vehicles: From Modern Military and Commercial Development to Global Disaster ResponseEPR202501711/24/2025
The wing-in-ground effect (WIG) vehicle represents a significant advancement in aerodynamics and vehicle design, leveraging the ground effect phenomenon to enhance lift and reduce drag when flying close to the surface. This unique capability allows WIG vehicles to achieve higher payloads, longer range, and greater fuel efficiency compared to traditional aircraft, making them an attractive option for modern military and global disaster response applications. Wing-in-Ground Effect Vehicles: From Modern Military and Commercial Development to Global Disaster Response discusses future disaster response, logistics, and military applications for WIG vehicles, including the ongoing development of aerospace and transportation technology. Relavant advancements in materials and propulsion systems holds promise for further enhancing WIG performance and operational range. Additionally, cost-effective and powerful flight computers with various types of mission-enabling sensor suites from the
Sustainable Circular Future Mobility: Environmental Impact of Next-gen VehiclesEPR20250159/22/2025
The next generation of mobility, driven by shared, driverless, connected, and electrified vehicles, holds strong potential to advance sustainability through lower emissions and improved resource efficiency. However, critical questions remain regarding their true environmental impact, including battery lifecycle management, material consumption, and circular manufacturing practices. Sustainable Circular Future Mobility: Environmental Impact of Next-gen Vehicles explores these unresolved issues, focusing on the shift from internal combustion to electric vehicles, supply chain challenges, regulatory gaps, and the operational realities of sustainable productization. It also critically examines the risks of greenwashing, the need for consistent standards, and the role of intersectoral collaboration—with energy, urban planning, information and communications technologies, and waste management sectors—in building resilient, scalable solutions. The report provides strategic recommendations and
Next-gen AI for Aerospace EngineeringEPR20250169/22/2025
Despite growing investments, the widespread adoption and scalable deployment of generative artificial intelligence (AI) remains a challenge due to data trustworthiness, regulatory uncertainty, interpretability, and ethical governance. The need to accelerate automation and maintain the human-in-the-loop demonstrates broader questions of responsibility and transparency. Next-gen AI for Aerospace Engineering investigates the transformative role of GenAI within aerospace engineering, examining its shift from conventional workflows toward more AI-driven solutions in design, manufacturing, and maintenance. It emphasizes GenAI’s emerging ability to automate repetitive mundane tasks, reduce design complexity, and optimize engineering pipelines. The report underscores the need for validation methods that must align AI-generated outputs with physics-informed models, integration with legacy engineering tools (e.g., computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, digital twins), and
Small, Mobile, and Autonomous Agricultural RobotsEPR20250128/13/2025
The automation of labor-intensive picking and planting operations is having an immediate impact in the agricultural indutry. In its simplest form, robotic automation can reduce the labor and soil disturbance while enabling organic soil cover and increasing species diversification through precision approaches to planting, weeding, and spraying. With this, pesticides and fertilizers can be applied in a more targeted way, and with machinery visiting fields more frequently, earlier and more targeted intervention can occur before pests become established. Small, Mobile, and Autonomous Agricultural Robots identifies issues that need to be resolved fo for this technology to thrive, including improving methods of acquiring and labeling training data to facilitate more accurate models for specific applications. It also discusses concepts such as general-purpose mechanical platforms for use as carriers of agricultural automation systems with high stability, positional accuracy, and variable
Safety Impacts of Active Safety and Driving Automation FeaturesEPR20250138/13/2025
Advanced technologies that assist the human driver or reduce (or even eliminate) the human driver’s role are becoming increasingly prevalent in new light-duty vehicles used by the general public. These technologies are divided between Active Safety features that monitor the human driver and vehicle motion and act intermittently to mitigate and avoid crashes, and Driving Automation features that assume some or all of the dynamic driving task from the human driver. Both types of technologies have the potential to reduce injuries and save lives by reducing the frequency and/or severity of crashes. Safety Impacts of Active Safety and Driving Automation Features addresses the current capabilities and future potential for Active Safety and Driving Automation features to reduce crash frequency and severity and provides an overview of the state of the industry for both types of features, including current deployments, trends, and anticipated rollouts. Gaps in knowledge, unsettled issues, and
Hybrid Data- and Physical Model-driven Safe and Intelligent Motion Planning and Control for Autonomous VehiclesEPR20250147/18/2025
Autonomous vehicle motion planning and control are vital components of next-generation intelligent transportation systems. Recent advances in both data- and physical model-driven methods have improved driving performance, yet current technologies still fall short of achieving human-level driving in complex, dynamic traffic scenarios. Key challenges include developing safe, efficient, and human-like motion planning strategies that can adapt to unpredictable environments. Data-driven approaches leverage deep neural networks to learn from extensive datasets, offering promising avenues for intelligent decision-making. However, these methods face issues such as covariate shift in imitation learning and difficulties in designing robust reward functions. In contrast, conventional physical model-driven techniques use rigorous mathematical formulations to generate optimal trajectories and handle dynamic constraints. Hybrid Data- and Physical Model-Driven Safe and Intelligent Motion Planning and
Product Assurance in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceEPR20250115/21/2025
Driven by the vast consumer marketplace, the electronics megatrend has reshaped nearly every sector of society. The advancements in semiconductors and software, originally built to serve consumer demand, are now delivering significant value to non-consumer industries. Today, electronics are making inroads into traditionally conservative, safety-critical sectors such as automotive and aerospace. In doing so, electronics—now further propelled by artificial intelligence—are disrupting the functional safety architectures of these cyber-physical systems. Electronics have created the world of cyber-physical systems, raising broader concerns about the broader category of product assurance. Product Assurance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence continues the work of previous SAE Edge Research Reports in examining open research challenges arising from this shift, particularly in automotive systems, as core electronic technologies (e.g., the combination of software and communications) have even
Leveraging Advanced Data Technologies for Smart Traffic ManagementEPR20250085/20/2025
The transportation industry is transforming with the integration of advanced data technologies, edge devices, and artificial intelligence (AI). Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) are pivotal in optimizing traffic flow and safety. Central to this are transportation management centers, which manage transportation systems, traffic flow, and incident responses. Leveraging Advanced Data Technologies for Smart Traffic Management explores emerging trends in transportation data, focusing on data collection, aggregation, and sharing. Effective data management, AI application, and secure data sharing are crucial for optimizing operations. Integrating edge devices with existing systems presents challenges impacting security, cost, and efficiency. Ultimately, AI in transportation offers significant opportunities to predict and manage traffic conditions. AI-driven tools analyze historical data and current conditions to forecast future events. The importance of multidisciplinary approaches and
Edge Artificial Intelligence in Connected, Cooperative and Automated MobilityEPR20250095/20/2025
With many stakeholders involved, and major investments supporting it, the advancements in automated driving (AD) are undoubtedly there. Generally speaking, the motivation for advancing AD is driver convenience and road safety. Regarding the development of AD, original equipment manufacturers, technology start-ups, and AD systems developers have taken different approaches for automated vehicles (AVs). Some manufacturers are on the path toward stand-alone vehicles, mostly relying on onboard sensors and intelligence. On the other hand, the connected, cooperative, and automated mobility (CCAM) approach relies on additional communication and information exchange to ensure safe and secure operation. CCAM holds great potential to improve traffic management, road safety, equity, and convenience. In both approaches, there are increasingly large amounts of data generated and used for AD functions in perception, situational awareness, path prediction, and decision-making. The use of artificial
Space-based Solar Power for Instantaneously Dispatchable Renewable Power on EarthEPR20250054/24/2025
Recent advances are reducing the cost of space launch, high specific power solar cells, and the production of satellite systems. Modular architectures with no moving parts and distributed power systems would minimize assembly and maintenance costs. Together, this may enable space-based solar power to provide decarbonized dispatchable power at a lower cost than equivalent technologies such as nuclear power stations. Space-based Solar Power for Instantaneously Dispatchable Renewable Power on Earth discusses the advances in emerging technologies, like thin film solar cells, reusable launch vehicles, and mass-produced modular satellite systems that would make economic space power feasible. Click here to access the full SAE EDGETM Research Report portfolio.

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Passenger Vehicle Systems
SAE International Journal of Passenger Vehicle Systems
Electrified Vehicles
SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles
Advances and Current Practices in Mobility
SAE International Journal of Advances and Current Practices in Mobility
Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, & Policy
SAE International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Energy, Environment, & Policy
Connected and Automated Vehicles
SAE International Journal of Connected and Automated Vehicles
Transportation Cybersecurity and Privacy
SAE International Journal of Transportation Cybersecurity and Privacy
Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and NVH
SAE International Journal of Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and NVH
Transportation Safety
SAE International Journal of Transportation Safety
Alternative Powertrains
SAE International Journal of Alternative Powertrains
Commercial Vehicles
SAE International Journal of Commercial Vehicles
Engines
SAE International Journal of Engines
Aerospace
SAE International Journal of Aerospace
Materials and Manufacturing
SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing
Fuels and Lubricants
SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants
Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems
SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems

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Aerospace Standards Index - 2026ASIN20262/25/2026
This valuable resource lists all Aerospace Standards (AS), Aerospace Recommended Practices (ARP), Aerospace Information Reports (AIR), and Aerospace Resource Documents (ARD) published by SAE. Each listing includes title, subject, document number, key words, new and revised documents, and DODISS-adopted documents. AMS Index - Now Available!
Business Reliability Growth for Automotive Engineering, Volume 4R-5522/17/2026
In a world where every business process is under pressure to perform faster, safer, and more reliably, this book delivers a powerful roadmap for sustained operational excellence. Centered on the proven methodology of Design of Experiments (DOE), it shows how organizations can move beyond reactive problem-solving to systematic reliability growth. From well-defined standard operating practices to management-level decision-making, the book connects strategy, data, and execution to create repeatable, measurable results across the enterprise. Readers are guided through practical, real-world applications of DOE, from selecting the right factors and levels to executing robust experiments, analyzing outcomes, validating solutions, and continuously monitoring performance. Each chapter translates complex statistical and engineering concepts into actionable business value, helping teams improve quality, reduce waste, and increase return on investment. Key capabilities explored in this book
January 2026 AMS IndexAMSJAN-20261/24/2026
Fundamentals of Sustainable Aviation FuelsR-5471/22/2026
As global energy demands rise and environmental challenges intensify, the aviation industry faces a critical need to redefine how it powers the skies. Fundamentals of Sustainable Aviation Fuels presents a comprehensive, research-driven exploration of the transition from fossil-based fuels to renewable alternatives that promise to reshape the future of air transportation. This book bridges the gap between academic knowledge and industrial application, offering a detailed overview of the science, technology, and policy driving the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs). From understanding feedstocks and conversion pathways to evaluating production technologies, emissions performance, and life-cycle impacts, the text equips readers with a holistic understanding of SAFs within today’s global energy landscape. Across five insightful chapters, readers will find a clear roadmap: the evolution and importance of SAFs; production methods and technological foundations; environmental
SAE International’s Dictionary of ADAS and Connected VehiclesR-5591/20/2026
The convergence of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected vehicle technologies is ushering in a transformative era of automotive innovation—one that is fundamentally enhancing vehicle safety, efficiency, reliability, and the overall driving experience. SAE International’s Dictionary of ADAS and Connected Vehicles stands as the definitive reference for this rapidly evolving domain, meticulously compiled to clarify and standardize the language shaping modern mobility. Inside, readers will find clear, authoritative definitions encompassing the full spectrum of technologies that enable connected and automated driving—including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication systems. This comprehensive resource translates complex engineering terminology into accessible language, enabling engineers, researchers, policymakers, educators, and enthusiasts to share a common technical foundation. Reflecting the latest
Safety, ADAS, and Cybersecurity: Vol. 4EPRCOMPV01202512/29/2025
Electrification: Vol. 3EPRCOMPV04202512/29/2025
Infrastructure Enablers for Automation: Vol. 4EPRCOMPV02202512/29/2025
Automated Vehicles: Development, Testing, and Validation: Vol. 4EPRCOMPV03202512/29/2025
Commercial Vehicles: Vol. 2EPRCOMPV05202512/29/2025

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Titanium Alloy, Welding Wire, 6AI - 2Sn - 4Zr - 2MoAMS4952H (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers a titanium alloy in the form of welding wire (see 8.5).
AMS G Titanium and Refractory Metals Committee
Blackening of Steel, Touch-Up MethodAMS2489B (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers the requirements for an inorganic black coating applied at ambient temperature to steel to touch up black oxide coating in areas where the black oxide has been removed. This coating is intended only to visually change the surface to a black color, not to meet the requirements of any black oxide specification.
AMS B Finishes Processes and Fluids Committee
BOLT, MACHINE - DOUBLE HEXAGON EXTENDED WASHER HEAD, DRILLED, PD SHANK, NICKEL ALLOY, UNS N07718, 185 KSI MIN, .5625-18 UNJF-3AAS3249E (Current)4/23/2026
E-25 General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems
Plating, Nickel-Thallium-Boron or Nickel-Boron, Electroless DepositionAMS2433E (Historical)4/23/2026
This specification covers the requirements for an electroless nickel-thallium-boron or nickel-boron deposit on various substrates.
AMS B Finishes Processes and Fluids Committee
Aluminum Alloy, Castings, 5.0Si - 1.2Cu - 0.50Mg (355.0-T51), Precipitation Heat TreatedAMS4210N (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of castings (see 8.6).
AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee
Concurrent Design of Engines and Specifications of Starting Systems for HelicoptersAIR1296A (Historical)4/23/2026
It is recommended that all helicopter engine development programs include an evaluation of engine starting requirements. The evaluation should include starting requirement effects on helicopter weight, cost, and mission effectiveness. The evaluation should be appropriate to the engine stage of development.
S-12 Powered Lift Propulsion Committee
BOLT, MACHINE - DOUBLE HEXAGON EXTENDED WASHER HEAD, DRILLED, PD SHANK, NICKEL ALLOY, UNS N07718, 185 KSI MIN, .5000-20 UNJF-3AAS3248E (Current)4/23/2026
E-25 General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems
Rings, Flash-Welded, Titanium and Titanium AlloysAMS7498T (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers flash-welded rings made of titanium and titanium alloys (see 8.5).
AMS G Titanium and Refractory Metals Committee
Steel, Corrosion- and Heat-Resistant, Bars, Wire, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing, Rings and Forging Stock, 15Cr - 25.5Ni - 1.2Mo - 2.1Ti - 0.006B - 0.30V (A286), Consumable Electrode Melted, 1750 °F (954 °C) Solution Heat Treated, Welding Grade, Precipitation HardenableAMS5895G (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers a corrosion- and heat-resistant steel in the form of bars, wire, forgings, mechanical tubing, flash-welded rings, and stock for forging, flash-welded rings, or heading.
AMS F Corrosion and Heat Resistant Alloys Committee
TUBING, PLASTIC, EXTRA FLEXIBLE, CONVOLUTED, HELICAL, ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (ETFE), CLOSE CONVOLUTIONAS81914/5D (Current)4/23/2026
AE-8C1 Connectors Committee
Aluminum Alloy Castings, 7.0Si - 0.58Mg - 0.15Ti - 0.06Be (D357.0-T6), Solution and Precipitation Heat Treated, Dendrite Arm Spacing (DAS) ControlledAMS4241F (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of castings.
AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee
Aluminum Alloy Sheet, 1.0Mg - 0.8Si - 0.8Cu - 0.5Mn (6013-T4), Solution Heat Treated and Naturally AgedAMS4347F (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of sheet from 0.020 to 0.249 inch (0.51 to 6.32 mm), inclusive, in thickness (see 8.6).
AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee
BOLT, MACHINE - DOUBLE HEX EXTENDED WASHER HEAD, DRILLED, CLOSE TOL SHANK, AMS5643 (UNS S17400), 140 KSI, 2500-28 UNJF-3AAS3175C (Current)4/23/2026
E-25 General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems
Braking Performance - Rubber-Tired, Self-Propelled CranesJ1977_202604 (Current)4/23/2026
This SAE Standard applies to machines as defined in Appendix A. Some of these machines can travel on-highway but function primarily off-highway.
Cranes and Lifting Devices Committee
Steel, Corrosion- and Heat-Resistant, Investment Castings, 19Cr - 12Ni - 1.0Cb (Nb), Solution Heat TreatedAMS5362N (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers a corrosion- and heat-resistant steel in the form of investment castings.
AMS F Corrosion and Heat Resistant Alloys Committee
Titanium Alloy, Sheet, 5Al - 4V - 0.75Mo - 0.5Fe, AnnealedAMS6951B (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers a titanium alloy in the form of sheet 0.025 through 0.100 inch (0.63 through 2.54 mm), inclusive, in thickness (see 8.6).
AMS G Titanium and Refractory Metals Committee
BOLT, MACHINE - DOUBLE HEX EXTENDED WASHER HEAD, DRILLED, CLOSE TOL SHANK, AMS5643 (UNS S17400), 140 KSI, .3125-24 UNJF-3AAS3176C (Current)4/23/2026
E-25 General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems
Aluminum Alloy, Extrusions, 0.68Mg - 0.40Si (6063-T6), Solution and Precipitation Heat TreatedAMS4156M (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of extruded bars, rods, wire, profiles, and tubing up to and including 1.000 inch (25.4 mm) in diameter, least thickness, or tube wall thickness (see 8.6).
AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee
Castings, Aluminum Alloy Sand, 5.0Si - 1.2Cu - 0.50Mg (355.0-T71), Solution Heat Treated and OveragedAMS4214L (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of sand castings (see 8.6).
AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee
BOLT, MACHINE - DOUBLE HEX EXTENDED WASHER HEAD, DRILLED, CLOSE TOL SHANK, AMS5643 (UNS S17400), 140 KSI, .4375-20 UNJF-3AAS3178C (Current)4/23/2026
E-25 General Standards for Aerospace and Propulsion Systems
Titanium Alloy Sheet, 6Al - 4Sn - 3Nb - 0.5Mo - 0.3Si, Duplex AnnealedAMS6953B (Current)4/23/2026
This specification covers a titanium alloy in the form of sheet 0.020 to 0.1874 inch (0.51 to 4.760 mm), inclusive, in nominal thickness (see 8.6).
AMS G Titanium and Refractory Metals Committee
FITTING, ELBOW, 45°, BULKHEAD, FLARED TO HOSEAS5182C (Current)4/22/2026
G-3, Aerospace Couplings, Fittings, Hose, Tubing Assemblies
CONTACTS, SOCKET, CRIMP REMOVABLE, CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, CIRCULAR, MINIATURE, COMPOSITE, HIGH DENSITY, QUICK COUPLING, ENVIRONMENT RESISTANT, (FOR AS29600 SERIES B)AS29600/23B (Current)4/22/2026
AE-8C1 Connectors Committee
Felling Head Terminology and NomenclatureJ1272_202604 (Current)4/22/2026
This SAE Standard is intended to describe the basic types of felling heads, including those with bunching capabilities, that are attachments to a self-propelled machine. Only the major components that are necessary to describe the functions of the felling head, and to apply the principles of the standard are included. Illustrations used are not intended to include all existing felling heads or to describe any particular manufacturer’s variation.
MTC4, Forestry and Logging Equipment
Arresting Cable Traversing Considerations for Landing GearAIR8619 (Current)4/22/2026
This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) discusses the potential considerations for landing gear that may have to traverse arresting cables. This can be a consideration for civil aircraft and aircraft without arresting hooks that operate into dual use (military and civil) airfields.
A-5B Gears, Struts and Couplings Committee