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Current and future developments in civil aircraft non-destructive evaluation from an operator's point of view

NASA NTRS · Conference Paper · 19920020879 · Published 2013-08-27 · Langley Research Center · 1 author

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Abstract

In June, 1988, the first International Conference on aging aircraft was held to address nondestructive tests (NDT) of aging aircraft and other issues. From this meeting, a research program was initiated and funded by the FAA. As a result of this program, a lot of work has been done to study current NDT practices in the aviation industry and secondly, to research and develop new NDT methods to improve the reliability and efficiency of in-service inspection of aircraft structures and powerplants. The following is an overview of the current and future developments in civil aircraft NDT, as viewed by an air carrier and the concerns for NDT in the future.

Author

  • Jeff Register Northwest Airlines

Keywords

  • Aging Aircraft
  • Structural Airworthiness
  • Civil aviation

Citation

Jeff Register (2013). Current and future developments in civil aircraft non-destructive evaluation from an operator's point of view. Langley Research Center. NASA NTRS ID 19920020879. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19920020879 ↗