rb1957, so basically take the lift capacity of the crane over the weight of the hoisted structure, (lift capacity)/(wt. of structure)?? I think it makes sense that the max force that can be applied to the structure is the capacity of the overhead crane.
Sparweb the S.F. of 2 on ultimate that...
rb1957 yes on the production line, slings/straps will be used for hoisting.
Currently, I'm planning on using a safety factor of 2 on ultimate. I was hoping to reference a document.
I'm curious about deriving a hard number of the lifting motors, how do I go about doing that, ( once again this is...
Hello Everyone, been a long time reader of eng-tips, and just joined to post my first question. :)
I wanted to know if anyone has a good reference document they could point me to that has recommendations for load factors to use on aircraft components (not the tooling) for a fuselage hoisting...
