Airworthiness certification and flight safety of an airborne telescope

Rainer Kaindl; Eckhard Bremers

doi:10.1117/12.389106

20 June 2000 Airworthiness certification and flight safety of an airborne telescope

Rainer Kaindl, Eckhard Bremers

Proceedings Volume 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389106
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Telescopes are traditionally operated on earth or in space. For both environments a lot of experience and data are available, which allow a proper and straightforward design. Not so an airborne telescope, which will be used on a transport aircraft, not only for science but also for public outreach, with school classes flying with the observatory. Therefore the telescope as a part of the aircraft must be certified by the `Federal Aviation Administration'. Because the telescope as a permanently mounted payload amends or even supersedes safety relevant parts of the aircraft, the rules applied to the TA are identical to the standard regulations for the basic airplane. However, these rules are obviously not tailored to airborne telescopes. The presentation explains the major rules applicable for the TA and the process to prove the compliance with these rules. Furthermore, the influence on design and manufacturing of telescope assemblies is shown.

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Rainer Kaindl and Eckhard Bremers "Airworthiness certification and flight safety of an airborne telescope", Proc. SPIE 4014, Airborne Telescope Systems, (20 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389106

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