Journal of Aircraft · 1970 · 15 citations · 13 references
AeroacousticsEngineeringComplex StructuresEnergy EfficiencyFluid MechanicsTurbulenceSystem ReliabilityBoundary LayerOptimal System DesignReliability EngineeringNumerical Simulation350-400 MphSystems EngineeringFlight RecordsModeling And SimulationLoad CyclesReliability ModellingAerospace EngineeringTurbulence ModelingAerodynamicsMultiscale Modeling
where co = exp(— X). Equation (24) has been numerically evaluated for the ultimate design load factors UDU — 13, 11, 9, and 7 and the corresponding reliability functions have been constructed in accordance with Eq. (14) and are represented in Fig. 8 in terms of the number of load cycles and of hours of flight. The conversion is based on the assumption that roughly 10 load cycles are equivalent to 1 hr of flight at an average of 350-400 mph in accordance with the flight records.
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