Flutter certification requests and methods of compliance are dictated by standards. Four European regulations and the German national standard are the most widely used for light aeroplanes: EASA CS-VLA (Certification Specifications for Very Light Aeroplanes). EASA CS-LSA (Certification Specifications for … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Due to its experience and strong theoretical background, Vicoter was asked by APUS Zero Emissions GmbH (www.group.apus-aero.com) to verify that the I-2 prototype is free from … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter In some installations, even the smallest vibrations generated by machines must be monitored in order not to run into serious problems lately. For sure, an … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter General aviation regulations for helicopters requires the applicant to verify the critical parts of his helicopter under fatigue tests, besides the static ones. This implies … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter After the studies of the B8 and B23 Energic, Bristell (www.bristell.com) confirmed its trust in Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) assigning them the execution of the GVT (Ground Vibration … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter The vibrations induced on the human body from vibrating equipment can constitute a source of health risk, due to the stresses produced in the internal systems … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Often vibrations are just the normal effect of an operating machine and if they remain below safe and comfort levels, they should not cause undue concern. … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Nowadays, one of the main limitations to the intensive use of helicopters over inhabited centres is the large amount of noise they emit during operations. Therefore, … Continued
Compliance with the paragraph ‘CS 27/29.251 – Vibrations requirements’ has the objective of preventing the risk of excessive vibration and to mitigate the risk of damaging primary structures and systems. Conformity must be addressed at Rotorcraft level and at Assembly/Part … Continued
