FAA/JAA/TCCA Collaborative Research Update

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FAA/JAA/TCCA Collaborative Research Update

• Luc Angerand, JAA
• Eugene Hill, FAA
• Maher Khouzam, TCCA

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Objectives

• Provide status of cooperative research activities
• Coordinating Committee
• Fire and Cabin Safety
• Aircraft Icing
• Human Factors
• Identify next steps
• Gain and maintain management support
• Solicit feedback

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Research Coordination

• Purpose Promote international collaboration on
  safety research
• to reduce costs to the individual authorities
• to ensure harmonization of research results
• Program Structure Promotes communication
  through targeted technical committees, which
  report to a coordination committee that keeps
  FAA/JAA/TCCA management informed progress and
  status yearly.

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Coordinating Committee Activities

• Held Annual Meeting in January 02
• Status of Technical Teams
• Need for 2 additional technical teams
• Aircraft Advanced Structural Materials
• Aircraft Interior Environmental Quality
• Need to define safety and cost implication of
  security concerns
• Implemented Research Coordination Website

http//aar400.tc.faa.gov/aar430/faa.htm
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Coordinating Committee Plans

• Next annual meeting Jan 03
• Get up date on Tech Teams activities
• Review status on Security initiatives
• Evaluate additional needs

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Cabin Safety Research Technical Group (CSRTG)
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CSRTG Mission

• Objective Enhance uniformity, cost-effectiveness
  timeliness of cabin/fire safety research
  through
• Systematic joint identification, prioritization,
  definition coordination of research
  programs/projects
• Conduct of cooperative/joint/complementary
  programs
• Focus Acute events which can be addressed by
  changes within / closely associated with the
  cabin (chronic matters not addressed)
• Areas Addressed
• Post-Crash Safety
• (crash protection, fire/egress, water /
  environmental survival)
• In-flight Safety
• (fire, decompression, turbulence, medical
  emergencies)
• Issue what threat(s) must we protect
  against?

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CSRTG Main Areas of Interest

• Materials Fire Safety
• Systems Fire Safety
• Evacuation
• Crash Dynamics
• Operational Issues

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CSRTG Selected RD Topics

• Research
• Thermal/Acoustic Insulation Flammability
• Fuselage Burnthrough Resistance
• On-Board Inert Gas / Oxygen Generation Systems
  (OBIGGS/OBOGS)
• Full-Scale Evacuation Experiments
• Evacuation Modeling
• Supporting
• Accident Databases
• Prioritization
• Benefit Analysis

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CSRTG Membership

• Member Authorities

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CSRTG Membership (contd)

• Invited Authorities
• IAC (Russia) Accepted
• CTA (Brazil)
• CAAC (Peoples Republic of China) Accepted

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CSRTG Harmonization Research

• Recent/On-Going Main Issues
• 25.813(c) Access to Type III Exits - ARAC
  Fastrack (in support of Cabin Safety
  Harmonization Working Group)
• OBIGGS/OBOGS
• Fuel Tank Inerting - ARAC
• Flammability of Hidden Materials (SW-111)
• Detection/Suppression - Isolated Areas (SW-111)
• Evacuation Trials
• Evacuation Simulation

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CSRTG Harmonization Research

• Recent Accomplishments Main Items
• Thermal/Acoustic Insulation
• Follow-on, Burnthrough Resistance AC
  (FAATC/CAA/TCCA)
• Test Refinement / Round Robin Testing
  (FAA/CAA/DGAC)
• Hidden Fire Benefit Analysis (RGW Cherry/CAA/FAA)
• International Coordination with Industry through
• Intl A/C Materials Fire Test WG
• Intl A/C Fire Protection WG

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CSRTG Harmonization Research (contd)

• Future (Continuation/Expansion) Main Areas
• Fuselage Burnthrough Resistance
• Flammability of Hidden Materials
• Fire in Isolated Areas Detection Suppression
• Evacuation Experiments Large Airplanes
  (Cranfield Double-Deck Evacuation Simulator)
• Evacuation Modeling (Expansion/Verification)
• Expansion of Accident Database
• Accident Database (Expansion)

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CSRTG Activities

• Recent
• 3rd Triennial International Cabin/Fire Safety
  Research Conference
• October 2001, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
• Coordination Meetings (3-4 / Year)
• June 2001, London, UK (CAA)
• October 2001, Atlantic City, NJ, USA (FAA)
• March 2002, Brisbane, Australia (CASA)
• Evacuation Modeling Meeting
• October 2001, Atlantic City, NJ, USA

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CSRTG Activities (contd)

• Planned/Future
• Next Coordination Meeting
• Fall 2002, Seattle, WA, US (FAA)
• 4th Triennial International Cabin/Fire Safety
  Research Conference
• Fall 2004, Europe (tentative venue Portugal)

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CSRTG Benefits of Approach

• Regulations/standards that are
• Better Harmonized
• Achievable/practical
• Cost-effective research Maximum benefit from
  funding
• Funding incentive/leverage
• Knowledge sharing Support for safety regulatory
  action, and certification
• Consolidation of cabin/fire safety and occupant
  survivability research projects
• Expansion of cooperation to other areas

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Icing Research Technical Team
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Icing Research Technical Team

• Research
• Barry Myers, TC,
• Paul Spooner, JAA-UK CAA
• Jean-François Détienne, JAA-DGAC
• James Riley, Edward Pugacz FAA, Team Secretary
• Operations
• Ron Tidey, TCCA Dan Meier, FAA
• J.C. Albert, JAA-DGAC-F
• Airworthiness
• David Johns, TCCA Gene Hill, FAA,
  Team Lead
• Eric Duvivier, JAA-DGAC-F

additional members expected to join
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JAA/FAA/TC Collaborative Icing Research

• Collaborative icing research is guided by
  regulatory needs, special studies, e.g., CAST,
  JSSI, benefit assessment, or accident report
  Recommendations.
• Categories of collaborative icing research focus
  include
• Aircraft de/anti-Icing.
• Inflight icing.
• Meteorology.
• Training/information dissemination.

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Selected Research Topics - Icing
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Airplane De/Anti-icing - Transport Canada

• Ground de/anti-icing research roadmap developed.
• Full-scale de/anti-icing fluid flow-off tests
  initiated
• Base-line clean wing performance testing
  completed.
• Some takeoffs with fluids
• Testing scheduled for next winter season.
• Theoretical fluid flow-off model in-development.
• Approval of ice detector for airplane
  de/anti-icing in-progress.
• Evaluation of natural and artificial frost for
  anti-icing fluids standards in-work.
• De/anti-icing terminology published.
• SAE inflight and ground ice detector
  specifications approved.
• Type I deicing fluid HOT testing protocol changed.

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Inflight Icing Simulation

• FAA
• SAE ARPs for icing tankers, icing wind tunnels,
  and droplet impingement/ice accretion codes
  developed.
• New USAF Icing Tanker operational
• NASA/IPHWG SLD Technology Roadmap Defined.
• NASA IRT SLD calibration completed.
• SLD impingement test completed by WSU.
• FAA/NASA SLD test in ACT (Luton) icing wind
  tunnel completed.

• JAA (CAA-UK)
• Large droplet splash investigation let to
  Cranfield University

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Meteorology

• FAA
• FAA/NCAR Integrated Icing Diagnosis Algorithm
  adopted by the National Weather Service.
• FAA/NCAR Integrated Icing Forecast Algorithm
  available on ADDS web-site.
• Ground Radar Icing Detection System contract let
  to NOAA.
• Database to define SLD environment provided to
  the IPHWG.
• Canada/US Icing Research Alliance, FAA and
  others AIRS I icing sensor field study completed.

• TCCA Terminal Area Icing Forecasting and
  Detection
• New in-situ snow rate gauge.
• Snow rate (moisture content) study.
• JAA/DGAC-F Inflight Icing Conditions Forecast
  Program initiated (completion 2004)
• Improved forecasts
• Teledetection
• Cloud microphysics
• Identification method validation (DGAC-F and
  Meteo-France, in collaboration with Canadian
  Meteorological Services).

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Training/Information Dissemination

• JAA (DGAC-F)
• Flightcrew Icing Training Handbook available.
• Icing simulations introduced in pilot type rating
  programs.
• Inclusion of inflight icing curriculum in pilot
  recurrent training recommended.
• Icing information dissemination assured between
  meteorologists, flightcrews, and air traffic
  control.
• Harmonization on the use of icing severity by
  the global aviation community addressed (not yet
  coordinated within JAA, but with the FAA).

• FAA
• Pilot Guide Inflight Icing Advisory Circular
  release pending legal review.
• NASA/FAA General Aviation computer-based inflight
  icing training module released.
• Resolution of inconsistent operational
  inflight-icing regulatory and guidance
  terminology in-work, including severe ice.

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Future Collaborative Icing Research

• JAA (DGAC-F)
• De/anti-icing ice detector validation and
  approval procedures.
• Critical ice shape wind tunnel testing and ice
  shape roughness criteria (2004).
• Rotorcraft blade ice shedding
• Simulation methods.
• Ice protection system optimization.
• Use of ice-phobic materials.
• Development of means-of-compliance information
• Research contract tendered during 2002.
• Aerodynamic performance monitors development,
  evaluation, and approval procedures.

• JAA (CAA-UK)
• SLD splashing physics.
• Europe/Canada/United States
• Improved icing conditions diagnosis and forecast.
• SAE AS5485 revisions
• Revised Type I fluid testing protocol.
• Artificial vs. natural snow use for holdover time
  (HOT).
• SAE HOT chart format revisions
• Type I fluid data expansion.
• Consolidation of Type I and IV fluid data.
• Surface finish effects on HOT.

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Future Collaborative Icing Research (cont..)

• Transport Canada
• Flight testing of de/anti-icing fluid flow-off
  aerodynamic effects.
• Type I deicing fluid in-service study.
• Effects of new deicing systems on anti-icing
  fluid holdover time.
• Approved ice detector use during airplane
  de/anti-icing.
• Canada/US Icing Research Alliance, FAA, and
  others
• AIRS II icing sensor field study (2003/2004).
• SAE G-12 Committee
• re-evaluation of anti-icing fluid flow-off
  aerodynamic acceptance requirements.
• JAA/FAA 2003 Environmental Icing Workshop

• FAA
• SLD simulation, impingement physics, and liquid
  water content measurement.
• McKinley Climatic Laboratory (Eglin AFB) icing
  simulation facility development support.
• Refinement of artificial snow methods for
  anti-icing fluids standards.
• Mixed-phase icing physics and finite-wing ice
  accretion aerodynamic effects wind tunnel tests.
• Ground-based radar icing detection system (GRIDS)
  development.
• Down-linking of in-service icing conditions
  encounters.

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Human Factors Technical Team
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Human Factors Technical Team

• Research
• Tom McCloy, FAA
• Sue Baker, JAA-UK CAA
• Isabelle Marcil, TC-TDC
• Stéphane Deharvengt, JAA-DGAC-F
• Regulatory
• Stéphane Deharvengt, JAA-DGAC-F
• Loran Haworth, FAA
• Don Stephen TBD, TCCA

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Accomplishments to Date Human Factors

• Met Oct. 19,2001 in Boston in conjunction with
  the FAA/JAA HF Harmonization WG and discussed
  progress and future activities on the joint
  Electronic Flight Bag and Certification of New
  Flight Deck Interfaces project.
• Transport Canada presented their fatigue research
  program at the Jan. 23,2002 HF Technical Team
  meeting in Florida.

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Areas of Common Interest Human Factors

• Electronic Flight Bag
• Certification of New Flight Deck Interfaces
• Mixed Crews (Merging of Operators, Culture and
  Language)
• Fatigue (pilots, mechanics, ATC)

• Advanced ATM Systems--Airborne Aspects
• HUD Symbology
• Non-technical Skills Evaluation, e.g., CRM
• Primary Flight Displays potential new area of
  joint concern

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Selected Research Topics - Human Factors -

• The results of the application of the methodology
  will be presented to the FAA/JAA HF Harmonization
  Working Group

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Future Activities - Human Factors -

• Continue to coordinate JAA New Flight Deck
  Interface and FAA EFB research projects
• Address additional cooperative efforts,
  especially Mixed Crews (culture and
  language),Primary Flight Displays, and
  Maintenance Fatigue and Performance
• Meet to discuss, in depth, each others research
  programs and develop more effective ways to share
  information
• Note - Main emphasis on 2nd and 3rd bullets as
  JAA New Flight Deck Interface project is on hold

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Comments Please

• Need for 2 additional technical teams
• Aircraft Advanced Structural Materials
• Aircraft Interior Environmental Quality
• Need to define safety and cost implication of
  security concerns
• Open to Floor for Other Concerns