| Abstract | The Canadian Forces wish to determine the actual use, in normal operational roles, of their CF-5 aircraft and J85-CAN-15 engines. This information is to be used to reassess the specified airframe and engine lives and overhaul schedules, based on the actual service seen by this equipment rather than on initial predictions of mission profiles.
The first phase of this program involves designing and obtaining one airborne data acquisition and recording system for installation in a single CF-5 aircraft. This first phase also includes creation of the necessary computer software to transcribe, analyse, and present the flight-recorded data in a format suitable for component life assessment by the airframe and engine manufacturers.
Later phases of the program will involve installation of similar flight data recording systems on an additional nine CF-5 aircraft to provide mission severity information from a number of squadrons performing different roles. Further extension of the program to include other aircraft types will be considered, based on the results of the preceding phases.
This report outlines the first phase of the program; namely, the design and acquisition of the flight data recording system. It contains details of the airframe and engine variables to be recorded, the characteristics of the sensors to be used, the frequency and sequence of recording, and a detailed preliminary outline of the output data presentation format. |
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