The Aircraft Optical Cable Plant Program: The Physical Layer for Fly-By-Light Control Networks 952043
A program was created to apply fiber optic technologies to aircraft to achieve increased electromagnetic interference immunity and reduced weight, increased reliability, and enlarged capability. In the past, issues with installation ease, reliability, performance, and cost of the network, known as the cable plant, have kept photonic technologies from wide application. To meet these issues, the FLASH program has evaluated requirements, delineated environmental and use conditions, designed, and started fabrication of practical, low cost components for aircraft fiber optic cable plants including cables, connectors, splices, backplanes, manufacturing and installation methods, and test and maintenance methods.
Citation: Weaver, T., Murdock, J., and Elik, B., "The Aircraft Optical Cable Plant Program: The Physical Layer for Fly-By-Light Control Networks," SAE Technical Paper 952043, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/952043. Download Citation
Author(s):
Thomas L. Weaver, John K. Murdock, Brad A. Elik
Affiliated:
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, McDonnell Douglas Corp. P.O. Box 516 St. Louis, Mo. 63166
Pages: 11
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V104-1
Related Topics:
Cables
Aircraft
Connectors and terminals
Fabrication
Reliability
Optics
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