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Adam Morrison, owner, Streamline Designs, LLC, Greenwood, Ind., has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft . Formed in 2002, F37 has over 200 members representing 22 countries, and includes 10 technical subcommittees that oversee more than 30 standards related to the design, manufacture, performance, and maintenance of light sport aircraft including…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10046
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ASTM F3131 , Specification for Epoxy/Cotton Raw Materials for Use in Bearing Cages, is a new ASTM standard that will benefit manufacturers of nearly any products that involve motion and bearings. ASTM member Drake DeFrane says that ASTM F3131 will be the first major standard to provide a guideline for engineering and design applications of epoxy/cotton raw materials used for making components…, ASTM Committee F34 Next Meeting:, Nov. 17-19, 2015, November committee week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Drake DeFrane, Norplex-Micarta, Postville, Iowa, tel +1.563.864.4269; ddefrane@norplex-micarta.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #9766
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A new ASTM International standard sets quality requirements for the manufacture, documentation and records retention for light sport aircraft designed to ASTM consensus standards. ASTM F2972 , Specification for Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance System, was developed by Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross Cutting , part of ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft .…, ASTM Committee F37 Next Meeting:, April 22-23, 2013, Messe Friedrichshafen GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany, Technical Contact:, Adam J. Morrison, Streamline Designs LLC, Greenwood, Ind., Phone: 317-888-1026; adam.morrison@sportplanedesign.com, 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 #9315
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A continuing interest among road authorities to improve highway safety has led to efforts to improve wet-night visibility of pavement markings, including a new ASTM International standard. ASTM E2832 , Test Method for Measuring the Coefficient of Retroreflected Luminance of Pavement Markings in a Standard Condition of Continuous Wetting (RL-2), was developed by Subcommittee E12.10 on…, ASTM Committee E12 Next Meeting:, Jan. 30-31, 2013, January committee week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Paul Carlson, Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas, Phone: 979-845-6004; paul-carlson@tamu.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9243
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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will host the International Workshop on Electric Aircraft Standardization on March 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lakeland, Fla. The workshop is being held in conjunction with Committee F37’s standards development meetings at the 38th Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo. The marketplace adoption of electric aircraft requires…
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On July 29, 2011, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced in the Federal Register the availability of ASTM International standard F2746–09 , Specification for Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for Light Sport Airplane, as well as ASTM F2245-10c , Specification for Design and Performance of a Light Sport Airplane. Manufacturers of fixed wing light sport aircraft are required to revise…
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A new ASTM International standard will be used to aid in the creation of auditing programs within the light sport aircraft industry. ASTM F2839 , Practice for Compliance Audits to ASTM Standards on Light Sport Aircraft, was developed by Subcommittee F37.70 on Cross Cutting , part of ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft . The new practice specifies the minimum methods and…
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Halon 1211 is employed in hand-held fire extinguishers on civilian aircraft. A new ASTM International standard will be used to test Halon 1211 to ensure that the product will provide the required level of fire protection and is free of harmful impurities that could affect its safety in use. ASTM D7673 , Specification for Halon 1211, Bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF2BrCl), was developed by…, ASTM Committee D26 Next Meeting:, June 15, 2011, June Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Mark L. Robin, DuPont Fluoroproducts, Wilmington, Del., Phone: 302-999-5002; mark.l.robin@usa.dupont.com, 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 #8791
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Producers of fluorocarbons are invited to join in the ongoing standards developing activities of ASTM International Committee D26 on Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents. The committee has recently approved a new standard, ASTM D7509 , Specification for Fluorocarbon Feedstock Grade Chloroform, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D26.08 on Halogenated Organics Used as…
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High-speed machine tool spindles and the high-pressure turbopumps that move liquid hydrogen in the space shuttle are just two examples of the uses for hybrid roller bearings. ASTM Subcommittee F34.01 on Rolling Element has now developed a standard for hybrid roller bearings, ASTM F2730/F2730M , Specification for Silicon Nitride Cylindrical Bearing Rollers. Subcommittee F34.01 is under the…