Fatigue life considerations for gliders operated in Australia
Authors
G. Esson
The City College of the City University of New York
C. Patching
Keywords:
Structures, Materials, Safety
Abstract
The fatigue life of gliders has not been a concern of operators until recent times, mainly because the majority of them were constructed with a basic structure of wood, and both experience and calculation have shown that the fatigue life exceeds any likely period of intensive use... The high utilization of giders in Australia compared with that in other countries when coupled with safe fatigue lives of about 3000 hours, results in glider replacement times of less than 3 years for many operators.
Author Biography
G. Esson, The City College of the City University of New York
