AMC1 31TGB.23(b) Ascent load factors

• ED Decision 2013/011/R found in: CS-31TGB Initial issue - Tethered Gas Balloons (Jul 2013)

AMC1 31TGB.23(b) Ascent load factors ED Decision 2013/011/R The ascent load factor is applied to the static tether system load to cover dynamic loads to the tether system resulting from decelerations during the ascent. The maximum deceleration typically occurs when an emergency stop is made during maximum ascent speed. The highest loads are typically experienced when this occurs at maximum static lift and minimum balloon weight and minimum deceleration travel. Minimum balloon weight and minimum deceleration travel coincide at low tether cable length when the mass of the tether cable is the lowest and the elongation or slack of the tether cable are the lowest. For an ascent speed below 1 m/sec, an ascent load factor of 2 is acceptable.