Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement

This article provides information about in-flight measurement of a small sport aircraft. First strain gauges were installed in the wing structure and then calibration procedures were done. After the calculation of strain gauge coefficients, equations for calculating bending moments and other variab...

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Main Authors:	Ivo Jebáček, Marek Horak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2012-06-01
Series:	Aviation
Subjects:	measurement in-flight strain gauges fatigue bending moment strength test
Online Access:	http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/Aviation/article/view/4351

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spelling	doaj-98d26bb3359349f9aff31c5762f57b142021-07-02T01:36:40ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityAviation1648-77881822-41802012-06-0116210.3846/16487788.2012.7018604351Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurementIvo Jebáček0Marek Horak1Brno University of Technology, Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Technicka 2896/2, 616 69 Brno, Czech RepublicBrno University of Technology, Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Technicka 2896/2, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic This article provides information about in-flight measurement of a small sport aircraft. First strain gauges were installed in the wing structure and then calibration procedures were done. After the calculation of strain gauge coefficients, equations for calculating bending moments and other variables were established. A data acquisition system was installed in the aircraft to measure responses from strain gauges and other variables such as speed, altitude, load factor, and temperature. Many flights were performed with the aircraft equipped this way, and after that the recorded data were analysed and those results were compared with the calculations and static strength tests performed before. http://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/Aviation/article/view/4351measurementin-flightstrain gaugesfatiguebending momentstrength test
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title	Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement
title_short	Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement
title_full	Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement
title_fullStr	Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement
title_full_unstemmed	Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement
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publisher	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
series	Aviation
issn	1648-7788 1822-4180
publishDate	2012-06-01
description	This article provides information about in-flight measurement of a small sport aircraft. First strain gauges were installed in the wing structure and then calibration procedures were done. After the calculation of strain gauge coefficients, equations for calculating bending moments and other variables were established. A data acquisition system was installed in the aircraft to measure responses from strain gauges and other variables such as speed, altitude, load factor, and temperature. Many flights were performed with the aircraft equipped this way, and after that the recorded data were analysed and those results were compared with the calculations and static strength tests performed before.
topic	measurement in-flight strain gauges fatigue bending moment strength test
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Possibilities and methods of in-flight loading measurement

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