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FAA Research, Development, and Airworthiness Compliance for General Aviation Aircraft
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Abstract
Aeronautical safety research and development work can provide a substantial contribution to the improvement in airworthiness standards and safety. Six representative Federal Aviation Agency research and development projects are described and the procedures employed to establish and conduct the work are outlined. The six projects deal with airframe strength, exhaust and heater systems, stability augmentation systems, a study of design features which may induce pilot error, new display and control configurations, and means of eliminating asymmetric thrust in light twin-engine airplanes.
The functions of the Federal Aviation Agency Engineering and Manufacturing Division in the development and application of airworthiness standards to type certification are discussed. Four current projects involving the development of standards for General Aviation aircraft, are considered. They are Oxygen Equipment and Supply, Minimum Performance Standards for Radio Navigation & Communications Equipment, Ice Protection Requirements, and Maximum Operating Altitude.
Citation
Weeks, W. and Hoekstra, H., "FAA Research, Development, and Airworthiness Compliance for General Aviation Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 660217, 1966, https://doi.org/10.4271/660217.Also In
References
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- Aeronautical Progress in the Federal Aviation Agency - Bates George P., SAE Paper 650247 - SAE National Aeronautics Meeting - Washington, D. C., April 1965.
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- Testing Techniques for Aircraft Reliability - John C. Dussault, SAE Business Aircraft Conference, Wichita, May 1965.
- Analysis of Engine Exhaust System Failures in General Aviation Aircraft - Slusher, G. R. FAA Report ADS-29 -September 1964.
- Metallurgical Evaluation of Failed Aircraft Stainless Steel Exhaust System Components - McCunn. T. H. FAA Report ADS-28, January 1965.
- Flying Qualities of a High-Performance Personal-Owner Airplane - Adams James J. and Whitten James B., NACA Research Memorandum RMSL51F18, 1951.
- Limiting of Aircraft Speed by Automatic Engine Thurst Control - Slingsby, H. A. FAA Report ADS-12 -December 1963.
- Design of a Light Airplane Stability Augmentation Safety System - Gasho James E., Johnson Harry W. and Reyner James D.Jr., FAA Report ADS-9, December 1963.
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- Lakefront Airport - An Epidemiologic Approach - Dougherty John D., M.D., Aerospace Medicine - June 1965 (Reviewed in AOPA Pilot January 1966)
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