FAA CRASHWORTHINESS RESEARCH PROGRAM RPD MANAGER: GARY FRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT FIRE AND CABIN SAFETY RESEARCH CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 17, 1998 HARRAH’S CASINO HOTEL ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, USA Crashworthiness Program

CRASHWORTHINESS PROGRAM OBJECTIVE USE A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO CRASHWORTHINESS WHICH WILL REDUCE OR PREVENT OCCUPANT INJURIES/FATALITIES IN A SEVERE BUT SURVIVABLE CRASH IMPACT ENVIRONMENT Crashworthiness Program

CRASHWORTHINESS PROGRAM BACKGROUND 1960’S US ARMY RESEARCH TWO DECADES OF FAA SUCCESS INCORPORATE CRASHWORTHINESS IMPROVEMENTS DURING DESIGN STAGE CONCENTRATE ON THREE PRIMARY AREAS SEAT/RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FUEL CONTAINMENT CABIN DELETHALIZATION Crashworthiness Program

Crashworthiness Program SIX RESEARCH AREAS CABIN INTERIORS FUEL SYSTEMS CRASH ENVIRONMENT AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES OCCUPANT PROTECTION ANALYTICAL MODELING Crashworthiness Program

CABIN INTERIORS OBJECTIVE MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE INJURIES/FATALITIES CAUSED BY INSERVICE INTERIOR CABIN FIXTURES DURING A SEVERE BUT SURVIVABLE CRASH - - - BY QUANTIFYING THE REACTION OF THE FIXTURES (OVERHEAD STOWAGE BINS, SEATS, GALLEYS, ETC.) Crashworthiness Program

CABIN INTERIOR PROJECTS TRANSPORT AIRPLANES FUSELAGE SECTION HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL IMPACT TESTS EQUIPPED WITH OVERHEAD STOWAGE BINS (PART OF INTERNATIOINAL “CABIN SAFETY” PROGRAM) Crashworthiness Program

Vertical Drop Test Narrow body Fuselage Section Crashworthiness Program

FUEL SYSTEMS OBJECTIVE REDUCE TO ZERO THE NUMBER OF POST-CRASH FIRES CAUSED BY FUEL SYSTEMS FOR SURVIVABLE CRASHES Crashworthiness Program

Crashworthiness Program FUEL SYSTEMS PROJECTS TRANSPORT AIRPLANES FUSELAGE SECTION HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL IMPACT TESTS EQUIPPED WITH AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS CRASH RESISTENT FUEL SYSTEM STUDY FUEL CONTAINMENT CONCEPTS ROTOCRAFT UPDATE OF THE CRASH RESISTANT FUEL SYSTEM PORTION OF ADVISORY CIRCULAR 29-2B Crashworthiness Program

Longitudinal Acceleration Test B737 Fuselage Section Crashworthiness Program

CRASH ENVIRONMENT OBJECTIVE DEFINE THE ENVIRONMENTS FOR SEVERE BUT SURVIVABLE CRASHES FOR VARIOUS AIRCRAFT TYPES Crashworthiness Program

CRASH ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS TRANSPORT AIRPLANES AIRCRAFT DITCHING RESEARCH EVALUATE CURRENT DYNAMIC TEST STANDARDS COMBI AIRPLANES CONSIDERING CURRENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND NEED FOR REVISION DIGITAL CAMERA CRASH RECORDER Crashworthiness Program

CRASH ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS (CON’T) ROTORCRAFT FAA/U.S. NAVY ROTORCRAFT DITCHING RESEARCH MEDEVAC HELICOPTER CRASHWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS ROTORCRAFT ROLLOVER STUDY Crashworthiness Program

CRASH ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS (CON’T) SMALL AIRPLANES CONDUCT COMMUTER/AIR TAXI DITCHING RESEARCH REVIEW COMMUTER/AIR TAXI AIRPLANE DITCHING AND DESIGN STANDARDS REVIEW FULL SCALE AIRPLANE IMPACT TESTS GENERIC SIZE EFFECT EVALUATION OF AIRCRAFT IMPACT RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS Crashworthiness Program

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES OBJECTIVE DEFINE THE CRASH LOADS AND FUSELAGE RESPONSE FOR VARIOUS AIRCRAFT Crashworthiness Program

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES PROJECTS SMALL AIRPLANES FAA TECHNICAL CENTER COMMUTER DROP TESTS SHORTS 330 BEECHCRAFT 1900C METRO III NASA/FAA CRASH DYNAMICS INTERFACE LEARFAN 2100 COMPONENTS ROTORCRAFT ENERGY ABSORBING SUBSTRUCTURES INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH US ARMY (FT. EUSTIS) GENERIC UNIQUE STRUCTURES Crashworthiness Program

Vertical Drop Test Shorts 330 Regional Transport Crashworthiness Program

Vertical Drop Test Beechcraft 1900C Airliner Crashworthiness Program

Vertical Drop Test Metro III Airliner Crashworthiness Program

OCCUPANT PROTECTION OBJECTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP NEW AND UNIQUE OCCUPANT PROTECTION METHODOLOGIES Crashworthiness Program

OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROJECTS GENERIC ISSUES FAA/WSU HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC) RESEARCH ADDITIONAL/REVISED OCCUPANT INJURY CRITERIA ENERGY ABSORBING SEAT CUSHION DESIGN ROTORCRAFT FAA/US ARMY COCKPIT AIRBAGS PROGRAM(CABS) SMALL AIRPLANES TECHNICAL CENTER/CAMI SIDE FACING SEAT RESEARCH OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS RESEARCH Crashworthiness Program

ANALYTICAL MODELING OBJECTIVE IMPLEMENT ANALYTICAL CRASH MODELING AND AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION MODELING METHODOLOGIES Crashworthiness Program

ANALYTICAL MODELING PROJECTS FAA/US ARMY ANALYTICAL MODELING RESEARCH INTERFACE FAA/CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TOOL (AAIT) BEECHCRAFT 1900C MODEL B737 FUSELAGE SECTION MODEL SHORTS 330 MODEL FAA/US NAVY WATER IMPACT MODELING AND VALIDATION DYNAMIC SEAT CERTIFICATION UTILIZING ANALYTICAL MODELING Crashworthiness Program

ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS QUANTIFIED LOADS AND FORCES FOR VARIOUS AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPANTS SUBJECTED TO SEVERE BUT SURVIVABLE CRASHES IMPROVED O/H STOWAGE BIN ATTACHMENTS FOR B737/B757 PUBLISHED REPORTS ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUTER AIRPLANE DITCHING AND ROTORCRAFT FLOTATION VALIDATING AUXILIARY FUEL TANK MOUNTING METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT OF AAIT Crashworthiness Program

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