Fatigue life estimation program for Part 23 airplanes, `AFS.FOR`

Miscellaneous · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:101909

Kaul, S K

The purpose of this paper is to introduce to the general aviation industry a computer program which estimates the safe fatigue life of any Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 23 airplane. The algorithm uses the methodology (Miner`s Linear Cumulative Damage Theory) and the various data presented in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Report No. AFS-120-73-2, dated May 1973. The program is written in FORTRAN 77 language and is executable on a desk top personal computer. The program prompts the user for the input data needed and provides a variety of options for its intended use. The program is envisaged to be released through issuance of a FAA report, which will contain the appropriate comments, instructions, warnings and limitations.

• OSTI ID: 101909
• Report Number(s): SAE-Paper-931249; CONF-9305420-; TRN: 9589221
• Resource Relation: Conference: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) general, corporate, and regional aviation meeting, Wichita, KS (United States), 18-20 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
FATIGUE
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
MACHINE PARTS
AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS
RELIABILITY
ALGORITHMS