An analysis is presented of more than 1,300 hours flight loads records obtained from light aircraft engaged in low altitude terrain-following operations. It is shown that continuous operation in the average low altitude environment reduces the estimated fatigue life by a factor of 15 to 1 when compared with the normal operating environment, and in the limiting condition imposed by pilot tolerance this factor is increased to 90 to 1. (Author)
Low Altitude Flight Load Spectra for Light Aircraft
1967
38 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Jet training planes , Fatigue(Mechanics) , Terrain avoidance , Low altitude , Aerodynamic loading , Life expectancy , Pilots , Tolerances(Physiology) , Flight testing , Gust loads , Airframes , Atmospheric motion , Canada , Aero Commander 680E aircraft , Piper PA-23-250 Aztec C aircraft , Sabre 5 aircraft , T-33 aircraft , Light aircraft
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