DETERMINATION OF CHARACTERISTIC NON-DIMENSIONAL LOAD STROKE DIAGRAMS FOR SHIPBASED AND SHOREBASED CATAPULTING AND ARRESTING GEAR FROM ANALYSIS OF AIRPLANE AND DEAD LOAD TEST DATA

摘要

Characteristic loading and performance behavior of Navy shipbased and shorebased launching and recovery gear are presented in this report. These were determined through analysis of a large number of test records obtained from the Naval Air Engineering Laboratory (Ship Installation), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statistical methods were employed to deter¬mine expected values and tolerance limits of loading and performance behavior based on probability of occurrence. Results of the analyses are presented in tabulated and graphical form. Examples are given to show practical application of the data. Physical descriptions of the various shipbased and shorebased catapulting and arresting gear are given, including operational procedures and a discussion of the causes of load and performance variations for supposedly identical type operations.