AIR5713 In-Service Reliability Data of Continuously Active Ballscrew and Geared Flight Control Actuation Systems
Current
07/15/2008
- Features
- Issuing Committee
- Content
- An industry survey has been completed to determine the incidence of jam and excessive backlash in rotary and linear mechanical actuators subject to “primary flight control like” duty cycles. The data is valuable for understanding how existing mechanical actuators behave in service, identifying areas for potential improvement and possibly being used as a reference to support future primary flight control system trade-off studies.
- Content
- The lack of in-service relevant data on unacceptable wear/backlash and jam failure rates of ballscrew and geared flight control actuation systems has been identified as one factor preventing electromechanical actuators from being more thoroughly considered as a primary control surface actuator. This document is written to satisfy this in-service reliability data need.
- Pages
- 5
- Citation
- SAE International Information Report, In-Service Reliability Data of Continuously Active Ballscrew and Geared Flight Control Actuation Systems, SAE Standard AIR5713, Issued July 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/AIR5713.