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Aging aircraft NDI Development and Demonstration Center (AANC): An overview

NASA NTRS · Conference Paper · 19920020877 · Published 2013-08-27 · Langley Research Center · 1 author

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Abstract

A major center with emphasis on validation of nondestructive inspection (NDI) techniques for aging aircraft, the Aging Aircraft NDI Development and Demonstration Center (AANC), has been funded by the FAA at Sandia National Laboratories. The Center has been assigned specific tasks in developing techniques for the nondestructive inspection of static engine parts, assessing inspection reliability (POD experiments), developing testbeds for NDI validation, maintaining a FAA library of characterized aircraft structural test specimens, and leasing a hangar to house a high flight cycle transport aircraft for use as a full scale test bed.

Author

  • Patrick L. Walter Sandia National Laboratories

Keywords

  • Aging Aircraft
  • Structural Airworthiness
  • Civil aviation

Citation

Patrick L. Walter (2013). Aging aircraft NDI Development and Demonstration Center (AANC): An overview. Langley Research Center. NASA NTRS ID 19920020877. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920020877 ↗