Operational Loads Monitoring of Heavy Aerial Tankers
The purpose of the research is to quantify the operational environment of heavy air tanker aircraft. The primary goal is to separate the loads associated with gust and maneuvers and to use the former in modeling the atmospheric environment in which heavy firefighting aircraft fly.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Aviation Grants
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $300863.00
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Contract Numbers:
2008-G-016
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
Atlantic City, NJ United States 08405 -
Project Managers:
Newcomb, Jim
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Performing Organizations:
Wichita State University
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS United States 67260 - Start Date: 20080916
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20120725
- Source Data: RiP Project 30187
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft by size; Aircraft operations; Loads; Tankers
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01478845
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 2008-G-016
- Files: RIP
- Created Date: Apr 19 2013 1:01AM