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<p>Cable control systems are widely used in aircraft and gliders. This paper deals with the problem of collecting real loads acting cable control systems and cable tests preparation (load spectrum) and performance. The author proposes a method for defining real loads acting on control systems, preparing and carrying out fatigue tests of cables revealing symptoms of fretting. The fatigue tests results can be used to predict service life, to plan and prepare periodic and details inspections. This method could be used to increase service life of aircraft control cables and could help to replace the commonly used Time-Based Maintenance (TBM) strategy with the Damage Tolerance (DT).</p>
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Cable control systems are widely used in aircraft and gliders. This paper deals with the problem of collecting real loads acting cable control systems and cable tests preparation (load spectrum) and performance. The author proposes a method for defining real loads acting on control systems, preparing and carrying out fatigue tests of cables revealing symptoms of fretting. The fatigue tests results can be used to predict service life, to plan and prepare periodic and details inspections. This method could be used to increase service life of aircraft control cables and could help to replace the commonly used Time-Based Maintenance (TBM) strategy with the Damage Tolerance (DT).

Some Comments on Fatigue Life Tests of Aircraft Cable Control Systems

Department of Components Manufacturing and Production Organization, Faculty of Mechanics and Technology

Fatigue of Aircraft Structures

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Cable control systems are widely used in aircraft and gliders. This paper deals with the problem of collecting real loads acting cable control systems and...

Some Comments on Fatigue Life Tests of Aircraft Cable Control Systems

Published Online: Jul 23, 2021

Page range: 102 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2020-0010

Keywords
aircraft’s cable control systems, cable service life, cable fatigue tests

© 2020 Józef Brzęczek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Some Comments on Fatigue Life Tests of Aircraft Cable Control Systems

Published Online: Jul 23, 2021

Page range: 102 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2020-0010

Keywordsaircraft’s cable control systems, cable service life, cable fatigue tests

© 2020 Józef Brzęczek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
aircraft’s cable control systems, cable service life, cable fatigue tests