Flight Loads and Airframe Usage Analysis of Next-Generation Airtankers – CL-415

Kliment, Linda K.; Rokhsaz, Kamran

doi:10.21949/q9ec-yg32

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Flight Loads and Airframe Usage Analysis of Next-Generation Airtankers – CL-415

2026-04-01
By Kliment, Linda K. ; Rokhsaz, Kamran

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English

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Creators:

Kliment, Linda K. ; Rokhsaz, Kamran
Corporate Creators:

Wichita State University
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Research & Technology Development Office
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Airframes Data Analysis Design Load Flight Loads Spectrum Flight Profiles Load Factor Statistical Loads Data
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/TC-26/03
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/q9ec-yg32
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Phase I Final Report
Contracting Officer:

Mottaghi, Sohrob
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

This report presents the results of an analysis of operational data from a fleet of four CL-415 Super Scooper aircraft flown in support of the United States Forest Service aerial firefighting operations. The aircraft were equipped with IONode100 digital flight data recorders supported by Latitude Technologies Corporation. Data used for this report was collected over the calendar years 2015-2019 and consisted of approximately 4,700 hours of flight time, almost equally divided among the four airframes. The analysis has been limited to ground-air-ground segments of the missions, excluding ground operations. Missions have been divided into three groups: firefighting, ferry, and maintenance/training. Firefighting missions have been further divided into ten flight phases. Airframe usage has been examined for each flight and each phase of the flight.
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PDF
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement 17-G-004
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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