I'm frequently asked to evaluate the impact of a significant change to the flight spectrum that an aircraft was designed to. An example I'm currently working on is a large corporate jet type aircraft that normally has a GAG cycle of TO, climb to between FL300 to FL450, cruise for several hours...
I'm in the process of becoming a Designated Engineering Representitive. I'm curious what others have done regarding becoming a Professional Engineer, or if not haveing the P.E. has ever been an issue with your state licensing authority?
I just took our porch apart and found that the structure was 6 beams resting on the surface. A couple feet at the end of each of the beams were rotted, but the majority of them are good. Each beam is about 18 to 20 feet long and about 8" X 10". The biggest problem is that there are nails from...
