SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1979
STP35864S
Determination of Sample Size in Flight Loads Programs
SourceThis paper describes the application of a statistical model of a cumulative damage index to the problem of determining the number of flights to be monitored in aircraft operational usage programs based on samples of flights. The method can be used to calculate the optimum number of flights to achieve given precision and confidence under stratified sampling. It also provides a method for determining precision at any level of confidence given a sample size. Examples of the use of the techniques are provided using data from the operational usage programs of three aircraft types.
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Berens, AP
University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, Ohio
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 36–47
DOI: 10.1520/STP35864S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4741-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0721-2