28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-12.6.2

INTRODUCTION OF A STRUCTURE INTEGRITY PROGRAM FOR A MILITARY TRAINER AIRCRAFT

P. Reymer, A. Leski, M. Kurdelski
Air Force Inst. of Technology, Poland

Keywords: structural integrity, trainer aircraft, fatigue test, operational load measurements

Authors present a unique structural integrity program designed for polish military preliminary training aircraft PZL-130 „Orlik” TC-II. The aim of this program is to modernize the current operation routine in order to achieve individual approach for each aircraft basing on the MIL-STD 1530C standards.

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