Aircraft Design and Structures

8.

Structural Testing and Certification

8.1.

Material Qualification Testing

8.1.1.

8.1.2.

Compression Tests

8.1.3.

8.1.4.

8.1.5.

Environmental Testing

8.1.5.1.

Temperature Testing

8.1.5.2.

Corrosion Testing

8.2.

Component Level Testing

8.2.1.

Subassembly Tests

8.2.2.

8.2.3.

Fastener Testing

8.3.

Static Strength Testing

8.3.1.

Full-Scale Airframe Test

8.3.2.

8.3.3.

8.3.4.

Load Application Methods

8.4.

Fatigue Testing

8.4.1.

Full-Scale Durability Test

8.4.2.

Spectrum Loading

8.4.3.

Crack Detection

8.4.4.

Crack Monitoring

8.5.

Flight Testing for Structural Loads Validation

8.5.1.

Instrumentation

8.5.2.

Data Collection

8.5.3.

Maneuver Load Measurement

8.5.4.

Gust Load Measurement

8.5.5.

Correlation with Analytical Predictions

8.6.

Certification Requirements and Documentation

8.6.1.

Compliance Demonstration

8.6.2.

8.6.3.

Analysis Documentation

8.6.4.

Regulatory Submissions

8.6.5.

Continued Airworthiness Requirements

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