Boeing 727-100 Test Project (High Energy Radiated Field Tests)

Details

• Creators:
  Crowther, T. ; Ybarrondo, L. J. ; Skousen, N. ; Hintze, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  Scientech, Incorporated
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pilots
  • Aircraft
  • Airline pilots
  • Chemical substances
  • Civil aircraft
  • Couplers
  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Passenger comfort
  • Passengers
  • Radio frequency interference
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-88/33
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Description:
  This document is the final report of a radio frequency (RF) coupling test on a BOEING 727-100 commercial aircraft. The objective of the test was to measure the coupling, or penetration, of radio frequency signals in a BOEING 727-100 in the frequency range of 1.0 megahertz to 6.0 gigahertz. The RF field levels generated inside the airplane during flight are probably not a health hazard with respect to passengers and crew because exposure time to high intensity RF fields is of short duration. However, this project has demonstrated that RF energy can couple into aircraft compartments and onto electrical wiring. The extent to which existing radio frequency sources can impose unwanted electrical signals or voltages on critical aircraft components during a flyby are shown in the report.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFA03-88-A-00027
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93047/dot_93047_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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