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Crashworthiness

Date: 10/31/2007 (Wednesday AM)

Chairman: Jeff Gardlin

Time Topic Author(s)
  Overview of Usage of Crash Dynamic Analytical Methods in Civil Aircraft Research and Certification Programs
PAPER
Stephen Soltis
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM Crashworthiness of Composite Airframe Structures � Material Dynamic Properties
ABSTRACT   |   PRESENTATION (1.8 MB)
Suresh Keshavanarayana
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM Review of Incidents and Accidents of Aircraft with Inflatable Restraint Systems
ABSTRACT   |   PRESENTATION (5.8 MB)   |   PRESENTATION (NO VIDEO - 915 KB)
Thomas Barth
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM Summary of the FAA�s Commuter Airplane Crashworthiness Program
ABSTRACT   |   PRESENTATION (15.7 MB)   |   PRESENTATION (NO VIDEO - 826 KB)   |   PAPER
Allan Abramowitz
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