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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Aviation Grants

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $300863.00
• Contract Numbers:

  2008-G-016

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Project Managers:

  Newcomb, Jim

• 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