• In aeronautics, the load factor is the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight: § 5.22  and represents a global measure of the stress ("load") to...
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  • Load factor may refer to: Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight Load factor (computer science), the ratio of the...
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  • Look up load in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Load or LOAD may refer to: Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight...
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    Gravitational acceleration Gravitational interaction Hypergravity Load factor (aeronautics) Peak ground acceleration – g-force of earthquakes Prone pilot...
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  • Limit load can refer to: Limit load (aeronautics), the maximum load factor during flight Limit load (physics), maximum load that a structure can safely...
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    In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or...
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    words, it is the amount of time an aircraft can stay in the air with one load of fuel. Endurance is different from range, which is a measure of distance...
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  • in terms of limit loads (the maximum loads to be expected in service) and ultimate loads (limit loads multiplied by prescribed factors of safety). It in...
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    stress intensity factor (K) is used to predict the stress state ("stress intensity") near the tip of a crack or notch caused by a remote load or residual stresses...
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    aircraft refers to its approved design capabilities in terms of airspeed, load factor and altitude. The maximal total range is the maximum distance an aircraft...
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    loading of 100 lb/sq ft (490 kg/m2) the load factor is twice smaller and barely reaches 1g at 40,000 ft (12,000 m). Aircraft with low wing loadings tend...
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  • potential Llevantades Lloyd's mirror Lloyd Berkner Lloyd Cross Load factor (aeronautics) Local-density approximation Local Lorentz covariance Local density...
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    autopilot turn knob. Turn O.K. . . . Then light buffeting, plus positive load factor building up. . . . Heavy buffeting caused panel lights to fail." The...
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  • them to use any evaluation procedure of their choice to ascertain the loading the pavements can accept. The method relies on the plain comparison of...
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    Flight Test Centre under Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). It was concluded that the project is on track. The only delay factor is the delivery of the...
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    aircraft engaged in ferry flying can achieve. This usually means maximum fuel load, optionally with extra fuel tanks and minimum equipment. It refers to the...
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  • Below are abbreviations used in aviation, avionics, aerospace, and aeronautics. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also...
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  • generate fatigue-crack-growth threshold data without load-history effects. Superstars of Modern Aeronautic, NASA (1964-2001) Newman, J.C., Jr. An Elastic-Plastic...
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  • constant altitude, the load factor is equal to 1 cos ⁡ θ {\displaystyle {\frac {1}{\cos \theta }}} . We can see that the load factor in straight and level...
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  • friction at these high speeds) adds another load factor, called a thermal load, to the spars. This thermal load increases the force felt by the stringers...
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    manoeuvers; the spars of these aircraft are designed to safely withstand great load factors. Early aircraft used spars often carved from solid spruce or ash. Several...
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    frequently overestimates the buckling load by a factor of 4 to 5. This discrepancy is often attributed to the buckling load's high sensitivity to imperfections...
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    and can be characterised using the stress intensity factor K {\displaystyle K} . Although the load on a crack can be arbitrary, in 1957 G. Irwin found...
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  • base along a given course with normal load and return without refueling, allowing for all safety and operating factors. A given aircraft's radius of action...
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  • Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering...
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    Langley Field in 1944. Requested by the Bureau of Aeronautics in an attempt to determine the load factors of the unusually configured aircraft, these tests...
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    In aeronautics, an aircraft propeller, also called an airscrew, converts rotary motion from an engine or other power source into a swirling slipstream...
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  • plastic moment strength against factored applied moments to ensure that the structure can safely endure the required loads without significant or unacceptable...
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    any pylons, seats, mounting brackets, etc. multiplied by the maximum load factor which the aircraft will sustain when these items are carried. In civilian...
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    unaerodynamic, as in this Christen Eagle Glider fuselage schematic Aeronautics Airframe Bulging factor Empennage Nose art Aviation accidents and incidents Alex...
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