Civil and Military Airworthiness: Recent Developments and Challenges

• Main Author: Kourousis, Kyriakos I. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; risk assessment; n/a; surveillance sensor; human factors; fault tree analysis; airworthiness; structural health monitoring; aviation; aerospace structures; NASGRO; additive manufacturing; payload; Ti-6Al-4V; crack growth; safety; guided waves; Cost Per Flying Hour; military; communication; aviation engineering; prevention; condition-based maintenance; "open" category; sense and avoid; risk management; design organization; parametric model; operating and support cost; safety management system; trust; repair; life cycle cost; trainees; borescope inspection; UAS; professionals; reliability; EASA; 316L stainless steel; error; risk behaviours; composites; aviation maintenance; cost-benefit analysis; risk perception factors; scheduled maintenance; and overhaul (MRO); reliability centered maintenance; unmanned aircraft systems; F-16C/D; maintenance planning optimization; AerMet100 steel; human error; ADS-B; Bowtie analysis; visual inspection; sensors; Life Cycle Cost; unified analytical framework; F-35A; aircraft system; impact detection; importance measure; maintenance; importance measures
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Airworthiness, as a field, encompasses the technical and non-technical activities required to design, certify, produce, maintain, and safely operate an aircraft throughout its lifespan. The evolving technology, science, and engineering methods and, most importantly, aviation regulation, offer new op...