Aircraft fatigue : design, operational and economic aspects ; proceedings of the symposium held in Melbourne, 22-24 May, 1967

Aircraft Fatigue: Design, Operational and Economic Aspects contains the proceedings of the''Symposium on Aircraft Fatigue—Design, Operational and Economic Aspects,''held in Melbourne, Australia, on May 22-24, 1967. The papers explore the design and operational aspects of the fatigue problem in general aviation and transport aircraft, as well as the economic aspects of the fatigue problem as it affects both operators and manufacturers. This book is comprised of 21 chapters and begins with a description of an approach to structural reliability analysis based on order statistics and the expected time to first failure in a fleet of specified magnitude, along with its application to structures subject to progressive fatigue damage. The following chapters deal with structural load measurement and analysis; design and certification programs for a wide range of aircraft types including the Anglo-French and American civil supersonic transports; acoustic fatigue; and the design of joints. The detection of fatigue cracks in service and the effects of fatigue on the cost of design and operation of aircraft are also discussed. This monograph will be a useful resource for aircraft and aeronautical engineers as well as officials of civil aviation. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Inside Front Cover , Page vi PREFACE , Pages vii-viii , J.Y. MANN, I.S. MILLIGAN SESSION CHAIRMEN , Page ix AUSTRALIAN ORGANISING COMMITTEE , Page ix ABBREVIATIONS , Page xi THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICAL FATIGUE (ICAF) ITS FOUNDATION, GROWTH AND TODAY'S PHILOSOPHY , Pages 1-11 , J. BRANGER RELIABILITY ANALYSIS BASED ON TIME TO THE FIRST FAILURE , Pages 13-48 , ALFRED M. FREUDENTHAL OPTIMUM DESIGN OF JOINTS: THE STRESS SEVERITY FACTOR CONCEPT , Pages 49-63 , LARS ERIC JARFALL FATIGUE TESTING OF THE F.28 FELLOWSHIP , Pages 65-98 , EDW.J. VAN BEEK DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION FOR EXECUTIVE TYPE AIRCRAFT , Pages 99-127 , DOMENICO LALLI, GENNARO SERGIO FAN JET FALCON DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION TESTS , Pages 129-147 , JEAN BESSE, MARCEL PEYRONY THE APPLICATION OF Ti-6A1-4V TITANIUM TO HELICOPTER FATIGUE LOADED COMPONENTS , Pages 149-170 , HARRY T. JENSEN THE FATIGUE AND FAIL-SAFE PROGRAM FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF THE LOCKHEED MODEL 286 RIGID ROTOR HELICOPTER , Pages 171-219 , W.J. CRICHLOW, C.J. BUZZETTI, J. FAIRCHILD AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT LOADS: TYPICAL SPECTRA AND SOME OBSERVATIONS ON AIRWORTHINESS , Pages 221-240 , P.J. FODEN THE NEW ZEALAND LIGHT AIRCRAFT FATIGUE METER PROGRAM , Pages 241-255 , E.T. LABETT AN ASSESSMENT OF REPEATED LOADS ON GENERAL AVIATION AND TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT , Pages 257-296 , PHILIP DONELY, JOSEPH W. JEWEL JR., PAUL A. HUNTER EXTREME VALUE ANALYSIS OF FLIGHT LOAD MEASUREMENTS , Pages 297-322 , OTTO BUXBAUM, OTTO SVENSON UNDERCARRIAGE LOADINGS OF THREE AIRCRAFT: PORTER PC-6, VENOM DH-112 AND MIRAGE IIIS , Pages 323-345 , JEAN-PIERRE WEIBEL SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON ACOUSTIC FATIGUE , Pages 347-364 , JEAN G. WAGNER THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE INSPECTION IN AIRCRAFT FATIGUE , Pages 365-402 , J.A.B. LAMBERT, A.J. TROUGHTON DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND FATIGUE TESTING OF THE CONCORDE , Pages 403-436 , V.P. N'GUYEN, E.L. RIPLEY, O.B.E. FATIGUE DESIGN AND TEST PROGRAM FOR THE AMERICAN SST , Pages 437-476 , D.R. DONALDSON, K.J. KENWORTHY ECONOMIC AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF FATIGUE—FIGURES OF A SWISS GROUND ATTACK/FIGHTER AIRCRAFT , Pages 477-493 , HEINZ RHOMBERG ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF FATIGUE IN COMMERCIAL AIRLINES , Pages 495-515 , R. AXISA, D. GRAFF SOME THOUGHTS ON THE ECONOMICS OF FATIGUE , Pages 517-528 , R.C. MORGAN OBSERVATIONS ON DESIGNING TO COMBAT FATIGUE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMICS OF CIVIL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT , Pages 529-551 , D.M. MCELHINNEY DISCUSSION , Pages 552-553 INDEX , Pages 555-559