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PROGRAM PLANS AVIATION SAFETY RESEARCH

William H. Wentz, John J Hutchinson

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The National Institute for Aviation Research at The Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, is conducting research in Aviation Safety for the Federal Aviation Administration. The research activities are in three areas: Aging Aircraft, Crashworthiness and Structural Integrity, and Human Factors, as listed: (A) Aging Aircraft - (1) Crack detection in aircraft structures, (2) Scratch effects on fatigue of new alloys, (3) Bonded/fusion repair of aircraft structures. (B) Aircraft Crashworthiness/Structural Airworthiness - (4) Crashworthiness experiments, (5) Crash analysis of aircraft seats, (6) Paint removal for composite aircraft, (7) Freeze/thaw damage to composites. (C) Human Factors - (8) Single pilot IFR operations. Program plans for each of the eight projects are presented.

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Key concepts: Crashworthiness, Airworthiness, Aviation, Aeronautics, Engineering, Crash, Aviation safety, Aircraft maintenance