N. Turner

The reliable inspection of airframes is a niatter of growing concern to nanufacturers, operators and regulators. In the US the FAA has established the National Aging Aircraft Program. A significant portion of this program is devoted to non-destructive testing (NDT) technologies and their application to aging aircraft. A major milestone in meeting the requirements of the programme has been the establishment of the Aging Aircraft NDI Development and Demonstration Center (AANC) at Sandia National Laroratories in Albuquerque. Within the European Cormnunity, similar concerns about the reliability of aircraft inspection have led to the award of a contract under the BRITE-Eurarn scheme to a consortium headed by AEA Technology. The consortium, which comprises aircraft nianufacturers, operators and rraintainers together with academic and RandD establishments, will address the requirements for Improving the Reliability of Inspection. This paper will describe how Inspection Validation will be used as a tool to benchmark existing aircraft inspection procedures, and as a measure of the effectiveness of emergin new techniques such as advanced ultrasonics, thermography and shearography, which are also being developed by the consortium.

5th International Conference on Structural Airworthiness of New and Aging Aircraft, Hamburg, 1993

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englisch

21,0 x 29,7 cm, 1 Seiten

DGLR-Bericht, 1993, 1993-02, 5th International Conference on Structural Airworthiness of New and Aging Aircraft - Proceedings; S.319-319; 1993; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt - Lilienthal-Oberth e.V., Bonn

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