Commercial transport aircraft

National Research Council, National Materials Advisory Board (1995) Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Interior Materials for Commercial Transport Aircraft. Publication Number NMAB-477-1. Washington, DC National Academy Press. 

Metalis, S. A. (1991). Heart period as a useful index of pilot workload in commercial transport aircraft. The IntemationalJoumal of Aviation Psychology, 1, 107-116. 

By the year 2000, Polymer Matrix Composites could make up 65% of the stfuctural weight of commercial transport aircraft. worth 1.5 billion for the composite material alone"... 

Military aircraft have made much more use of primary composite structures than on commercial transport aircraft, but most new general aviation aircraft since the resurgence of this industry a decade ago have made even more extensive use of composites, co-cured and bonded, in their primary structures. Their smaller size favors this method of manufacture. 

Rate of Heat Release Test for Aircraft Cabin Materials. The Federal Aviation Administration requires (14 CFR 25.853) that large areas including interior ceiling and wall panels, partitions, galley structures, cabinets, and stowage compartments of commercial transport aircraft pass a rate of heat release test in addition to flammability and smoke tests. The rate of heat release apparatus (see Fig. 26) is a modified version of the ASTM E906, Standard Test Method For Heat And Visible Smoke Release Rates of Materials and Products (configuration A). 

Most civilian airworthiness authorities have thus determined that an acceptable aircraft accident rate attributable to technical cause factors for large commercial transport aircraft is of the order of 1 per 10 million hours, provided the probability of occurrence does not vary from flight to flight. ... 

The proven safety record of commercial transport aircraft under J AR/FAR Part 25 is the standard... 

The aerospace field is a broad one and has a complex history. A comprehensive review of structural adhesive applications on currently flying aerospace vehicles alone could fill its own book. Hence this chapter will concentrate on the aerospace commercial transport industry and its use of adhesives in structural applications, both metallic and composite. Both primary structure, that is structure which carries primary flight loads and failure of which could result in loss of vehicle, and secondary structure will be considered. Structural adhesives use and practice in the military aircraft and launch vehicle/spacecraft fields as well as non-structural adhesives used on commercial aircraft will be touched on briefly as well. 

The SNS Program is committed to have 12-hour Push Packages delivered anywhere in the United States or its territories within 12 hours of a federal decision to deploy. The 12-hour Push Packages have been configured to be immediately loaded onto either trucks or commercial cargo aircraft for the most rapid transportation. Concurrent to SNS transport, the SNS Program will deploy its Technical Advisory Response Unit (TARU). The TARU staff will coordinate with state and local officials so that the SNS assets can be efficiently received and distributed upon arrival at the site. 

New Materials for Next-Generation Commercial Transports, Committee on New Materials for Advanced Civil Aircraft, National Research Council, 1966, p 33... 

Figure 3.5 Aircraft-level function tree. A starting point for the aircraft-level Functional Tree could be the Air Transport Association s (ATA) chapter. The ATA chapter numbers provide a common referencing standard for all commercial aircraft documentation. This commonality permits greater ease of learning and understanding for pilots and engineers aUke. The unique aspect of the chapter numbers is its relevance for aU aircraft so, for instance, ATA 26 addresses Fire Protection in any civil transport aircraft type.

BROWN, M.L., et al.. Specification of Test Criteria for Containers to be Used in the Air Transport of Plutonium, Safety Reliability Directorate, UKAEA, London (1980). HARTMAN, WR, et al., An analysis of the engine fragment threat and the crush environment for small packages carried on US commercial jet aircraft . Packaging and Transport of Radioactive Materials, PATRAM 78 (Proc. Symp. New Orleans, 1978), Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (1978). 

FAA Regulations for Composites in Aircraft. FAR Part 25 for Commercial Transport. FAR Part 25 Section 25.853—Compartment Interiors. FAR Part 23 for Commuter Aircraft et al., 2015, US Government Printing Office. 

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