Static Test Procedures for Restraint Anchorages in Small Aircraft 871007
Recent amendments to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) increase the requirements for installation and utilization of shoulder harnesses in small airplanes which are certificated in the normal, utility, or aerobatic category. Static testing of a combined lap belt and shoulder harness in a manner which produces a predictable load distribution to the anchorage points can be difficult. A series of tests were performed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) to evaluate static test procedures for restraint anchorages on small airplane forward facing seats that have a lap belt and shoulder harness anchored to the airframe.
Citation: Gowdy, V., Rathgeber, R., and Ross, J., "Static Test Procedures for Restraint Anchorages in Small Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 871007, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/871007. Download Citation
Author(s):
Van Gowdy, Ronald K. Rathgeber, James W. Ross
Pages: 12
Event:
General Aviation Aircraft Meeting and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
General Aviation Aircraft Crash Dynamics-SP-0716
Related Topics:
Test procedures
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