AMC1 31TGB.25(b) Factors of safety

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

AMC1 31TGB.25(b) Factors of safety ED Decision 2013/011/R The dynamic loads on a balloon system are difficult to evaluate because metal or textile parts behave quite different. In absence of a more suitable method or as replacement of a load test, the failure of the load bearing component shall be shown by the following method: Multiply the limit load in the failing load path by two and distribute it as a static load among the remaining load paths. For conventional designs, this is an appropriate method which is based on good service experience.