25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-P3.13

CRASHWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT SEAT

M. Plhal, J. Šplíchal
Brno Univ. of Technology, Czech Republic

Keywords: Crashworthiness,Aircraft, Dummy,FEM

The paper is focused on the dynamic analysis of the aircraft seat according to the FAR/JAR23 regulations. The dummy was utilized to calculate loads imposed on the pilot during analyzed load cases. The model was created using MSC.PATRAN/DYTRAN software. Velocities and accelerations were monitored in chosen points.

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