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Yesterday, more than 50 government and industry officials decided to launch a new ASTM International committee dedicated to developing standards in the area of commercial spaceflight. The Committee on Commercial Spaceflight (F47) will focus on standards development in areas such as occupant safety of orbital and suborbital vehicles, launch and reentry vehicles, and spaceports. James Thomas,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10195
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With support from industry and government leaders, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for commercial spaceflight. This meeting comes in part as a result of the updated U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 (CSLCA). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s…, ASTM Commercial Spaceflight Meeting:, Oct. 24, 2016, RTCA, Inc.; 1150 18th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10170
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ASTM International’s Committee on General Aviation Aircraft ( F44 ) has approved two new standards that cover handling characteristics and icing protection. The standards are part of the committee’s efforts to generate a set of industry standards that help with compliance to regulations from certification authorities. Handling Characteristics The Specification for Handling Characteristics of…, ASTM Committee F44 on General Aviation Aircraft Next Meeting:, June 7-9, 2016, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contacts:, (F3173) Marten Bosman, Advanced Aviation Safety Systems, Le Born, France, +33.6.32.30.10.64; marten.bosman@wanadoo.fr ; (F3120) Dennis Regnier, CAV Ice Protection Inc., New Century, Kan., tel +1.913.738.5393; d.regnier@caviceprotection.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10016
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A new ASTM standard will benefit anyone who routinely relies on general aviation for safe, cost-effective transportation. The new standard ( F3114 , Specification for Structures) addresses the structural airworthiness requirements of small airplanes, from lightweight propeller-driven planes up to light business jets. “The requirements contained in the new standard are general in nature and apply…, ASTM Committee F44 on General Aviation Aircraft Next Meeting:, Jan. 5-7, 2016, Daytona Beach, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Joel Heck, Textron Aviation, Mulvane, Kan., tel +1.316.517.7331; jheck@txtav.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #9975
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A new ASTM standard addresses airworthiness requirements for design loads and conditions of small aircraft. The goals of the standard (soon to be published as F3116, Specification for Design Loads and Conditions) will help increase safety, lower certification costs and support innovation. “The standard will help design safe, structurally sound fixed-wing aircraft,” says ASTM member and task group…, ASTM Committee F44 on General Aviation Aircraft Next Meeting:, Oct. 28-30, 2015, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Richard Manwell, Textron Aviation-Aerosciences, Wichita, Kan., tel +1.316.517.0068; rmanwell@txtav.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #9845 ###
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Overhead conductors used to transmit electricity typically consist of stranded aluminum wires that surround a stranded steel wire core. However, a more recently developed conductor consists of composite materials of carbon and glass fibers that replace the stranded steel-supporting member. This new type of conductor will be covered in a new ASTM International standard, ASTM B987 , Specification…, ASTM Committee B01 Next Meeting:, April 29, 2015, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Eric Bosze, Ph.D., CTC Global, Irvine, Calif., Phone: +1.949.381.7262; ebosze@ctcglobal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9694
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European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency Endorse Aviation Modernization Initiative, Both the European Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have endorsed a global initiative to modernize the way smaller airplanes are certified. The initiative, “CS23/Part 23 Reorganization,” will lead to the world’s aviation authorities each modernizing their own certification rules. The initiative is based on 16 draft standards currently being developed by ASTM International…, Shown from left to right, at the "Shaping the Future of General Aviation Products in Europe" workshop in Brussels are Boudewijn Deuss, rulemaking officer, EASA; Gregory Bowles, director, European Regulatory Affairs and Engineering, GAMA, and ASTM F44 chairman; Yves Morier, head of GA Unit, EASA; Sara Gobbi, director of EU Affairs, ASTM; Christine DeJong, manager, ASTM; and Filip Cornelis, head of…, ASTM International welcomes participation in the development of its standards. For more information on becoming an ASTM member, visit www.astm.org/JOIN. For more news in this sector, visit www.astm.org/sn-transportation or follow us on Twitter @ASTMTransport., ASTM Committee F44 Next Meeting:, Jan. 27-30, 2015, January Committee Week, New Orleans, La., ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, Phone: 610-832-9736; cdejong@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9679
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ASTM International, at the request of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), will hold an organizational meeting to explore the establishment of a new ASTM standards development activity for aerospace personnel. The no-fee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, and will take place at NBAA in Washington, D.C. Key stakeholders are invited to participate with the goal of…, ASTM Aerospace Technician Meeting:, Dec. 2, 2014, NBAA Office, 1200 G St. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C., ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, Phone: 610-832-9736; cdejong@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9673
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Ingot producers, forge shops and titanium service centers that hold ingot for conversion by contract forge shops will be the primary users of a proposed new ASTM International standard from Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys . ASTM WK42957 , Specification for Titanium and Titanium Alloy Forging Stock, is being developed by Subcommittee B10.01 on Titanium . According to…, ASTM Committee B10 Next Meeting:, May 6-7, 2014, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, James A. McMaster, MC Consulting, Huletts Landing, N.Y., Phone: 518-499-0331; jimmcmaster@msn.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9628
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to quantitatively test the ability of a trace detector to reliably sense and identify very small amounts of explosives. ASTM E2677 , Test Method for Determining Limits of Detection in Explosive Trace Detectors, was developed by Subcommittee E54.01 on CBRNE Sensors and Detectors , part of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security…, ASTM Committee E54 Next Meeting:, May 28-30, 2014, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Technical Contact:, Michael Verkouteren, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-3933; m.verkouteren@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Rick Lake, Phone: 610-832-9689; rlake@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9629