Michael Berry, the FAA's deputy flight surgeon, drew a distinction between testing and evaluation. Currently no psychological testing is required of airline pilots, but they are routinely evaluated on how they handle stress during tests of their flying skills. Pilots are also required to undergo a...
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SpaceX is trying several modifications to protect Starship during reentry, including active cooling for the tiles. The spacecraft's reentry profile has also been designed to deliberately stress the structural limits of the upper stage's rear flaps while at maximum entry dynamic pressure. The compa...
a) The repair station must determ he abilities of its non d employees who perform maintenance functions based on their training, knowledge, experience, or practical testing. Normally the FAA will consider nel certification issued by the aviation authority (AA) where the repair station will be ...
Girder compression testing was conducted on girder members from both airships and the results were comparable, revealing a generous safety factors of 2.25 for main frames. Gas cell inflation/deflation stress tests were also conducted upon the R36 and R37 and both provided satisfactory results deemed...
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing's proposal to fix battery issues on the 787 Dreamliner, allowing the airframer to conduct limited test flights on two aircraft even as a safety investigation continues. Boeing would be required to conduct "extensive testing and analysi...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted airplane gear load tests on three new concrete pavement test items at the National Airport Pavement Test Facility (NAPTF) to determine the in-situ concrete slab strength and estimate the actual stress ratios to be expected under full-scale traffic...
He concluded: “I want to stress the need to avoid an FAA shutdown at the end of this year, that would force the FAA to suspend hiring, close its training academy, and delay modernization even more – which would be a major setback.”...
stressebookllc Aerospace Sep 25, 2014 163 Great comments. From a structures stand point, we typically ensure there is a CPTC from materials allowables, testing and analysis standpoint ensuring compliance with Part 25 regulations. I know a little as a stress guy but not enough from a manufact...