Initial Report on Operational Experiences of General Aviation Aircraft

A n analysis has been made of 27,000 hours of VG and VGH data obtained from 62 general aviation a i r c r a f t based throughout t h e United States.Comparisons are made between the a c t u a l f l i g h t loads experienced by a i r c r a f t engaged i n f i v e types of operations and t h e design f l i g h t envelopes fo& these a i r c r a f t .Gust and maneuver acceleration fractions, r e l a t i n g a c t u a l load f a c t o r s t o design load factors, a r e indicated.Airspeed and a l t i t u d e operating practices are shown f o r the various a i r c r a f t .Landing impact acceleration d i s t r i b u t i o n s and a limited sample of accelerations measured during individual, practice, and competitive aerobatics a r e presented.