A laboratory fatigue test was performed on an E-2 fuselage to determine if it could sustain the effects of 3000 arrested landings and 4000 catapult launches. The right-hand keel beam failed after 4556 catapult test cycles. Using a test scatter factor of 2, this is equivalent to 2278 service catapult launches. The keel beam was repaired and modified and testing was continued until a total of 8000 catapult test cycles had been applied.


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    Title :

    Catapult and Arrested Landing Fatigue Tests of the Model E-2A/B Airplane


    Contributors:
    E. F. Kautz (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    59 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English