Aircraft Structural Loads: Requirements, Analysis, Testing and Certification

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Description

Provides an overview of aircraft structural external loads analysis, including: criteria, design, analysis, fatigue, certification, validation and testing. It covers FAR 23 and FAR 25 Airplane Loads Requirements. However, the concepts may be applicable for military structural requirements.

Loads calculations examples using BASICLOADS software will be demonstrated throughout the course week. A copy of BASICLOADS software will be provided to attendees.

Target Audience

Designed for practicing engineers and engineering managers whose responsibilities include aircraft structures.

Fee Includes

Includes instruction, a course notebook, Structural Loads Analysis Theory and Practice for Commercial Aircraft, by Ted L. Lomax, a copy of BASICLOADS software, refreshments and five lunches. The course notes are for participants only and are not for sale.

Fees: See fee information for individual classes in the registration column on the right side of this page.

Class Time

Class time: 31.5 hours • 3.15 CEUs

Course Outline

Day One

Introduction and background
External loads classifications, (e.g., static loads, fatigue, dynamic, limit, ultimate, inertia, etc.)
External loads process steps from day one to certification day
Data requirements and other disciplines involvement in the loads process
Certification requirements
Basic aerodynamics overview

Day Two

Mass properties calculations, and weight—e.g., development
Structural design airspeeds derivations
Flight loads envelopes
V-n diagrams
Balancing tail loads derivations
Pitch maneuvers analysis (e.g., abrupt pitch up, abrupt pitch down, checked pitch)
Roll maneuver analysis

Day Three

Yaw maneuver and engine out analysis
Basic structural dynamics overview
Static and dynamic gust analysis
Landing loads analysis
Ground handling maneuver loads analysis
Fatigue loads analysis

Day Four

Wing loads analysis
Horizontal tail loads analysis
Vertical tail loads analysis
Fuselage loads analysis
Control surface and high-lift devices loads analysis

Day Five

Miscellaneous loads (e.g., cabin pressure, emergency landing, fuel pressure loads, etc.)
Static and fatigue test loads
Flight loads validation (e.g., ground loads calibration, in-flight loads measurements)
Structural loads certifications process
Structural loads reduction suggestions
Course summary and wrap-up

Comments from Past Participants

"Excellent course; it gives a broad overview of how the external loads are derived, applied and certified. I strongly recommend it for stress, design and structural engineers whose job is related to aerospace structures." — Hernan Ramirez, attendee

Dates and Locations

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Aerospace Short Courses
The University of Kansas
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