A Retrofit Crash Protection Installation in Two Models of General Aviation Airplanes Mission Aviation Fellowship Redlands, CA

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Siahaya, Odo, author.

Conference Name:

General Aviation Aircraft Meeting and Exposition (1987-04-28 : Wichita, Kansas, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1987

Summary:

This paper describes the testing and installation of certain retrofit crash protection measures in Cessna models 185 and 206 aircraft. These are the types of aircraft that are operated in a "bush" type environment by Jungle Aviation And Radio Service (JAARS) and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF).The crash protection features described are in the areas of (a) maintaining a livable space; (b) reducing the "scooping" effect; (c) seat and occupant retention, including energy attenuation, and (d) fuel spillage control. Multiple FAA Supplemental Type Certificates were obtained for each of the installations in each type aircraft

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Publisher Number:

871008

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