Aging airplanes and safety

Rapp Bob

Abstract:
Various issues related to aging airplanes and passenger safety related to it are discussed. Aging of airplanes may affect schedules of some flights. While airlines are working to sustain the reliability of their aging fleet, regulatory pressures are mounting regarding engine emissions and, especially, noise. A large US-funded study called 'Prognosis' is underway to improve the precision with which lifespans of aircraft and engine components are calculated. The emergence of vastly improved computational tools and experimental methods promises to enable this.

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