Standards

1
Standards

• David Alexander
• SAE Aerospace Standards Europe

2
SAE Core Competencies

• Standards and Related Products
• Membership community
• Lifelong Learning
• Technical papers, books
• Engineering conferences, meetings, symposia etc

3
SAE Staff Locations

• World HQ in Pittsburgh, USA
• Ground Vehicle HQ in Detroit, USA
• Aerospace Standards Europe office in London
• Aerospace Standards office in Washington DC

4
Why Standardise?

• Regulators use standards to ensure safety and
  interoperability
• Users use standards to be able to procure
  high-quality, cost effective products that are
  accepted across the industry
• Manufacturers use standards to provide system
  specification and compliance

5
Historical Legacy of International Standardisation

• SAE Aerospace standardisation program started in
  1916
• SAEs first Aerospace Standard was an aircraft
  spark plug at the request of British industry

6
SAE Aerospace Organization Hierarchy
SAE Board of Directors
Staff
Technical Standards Board
Engineering Meetings Board
Sections Board
Engineering Education Board
Foundation Board of Trustees
Membership Services Board
Publications Board
Aerospace Council
Aero General Projects Division
Aircraft Division
Aero Electronics/ Electrical Systems Division
Aero Mechanical Fluid Systems Division
Avionics Systems Division
Aero Propulsion Division
Aero Materials Division
Airport/ Ground Ops and Equipment Division
Technical Standards Committees
7
Aerospace Council

• Goodrich
• Global Ground Support
• Honeywell Aerospace
• Lockheed Martin
• NASA Marshall
• Naval Air Systems
• Command
• Northrop Grumman
• Pratt Whitney
• Rolls-Royce
• United Airlines
• US Airways
• U.S. Department of Defense

• Airbus
• Air Transport Canada
• Boeing
• Bombardier
• CARIS
• CIRA
• Delta Airlines
• EADS
• EASA
• Embraer
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Fed Ex
• GE Company
• General Dynamics

8
(No Transcript)
9
SAE Aerospace Standards Program topics

• Engine starting systems
• Auxiliary Power
• Nuts/Inserts
• Bolts/studs/screws
• Fluid connectors
• Ignition systems
• Emissions measurement
• Engine condition monitoring
• In-flight propulsion measurement
• Engine controls
• Support equipment and tools
• Helicopter powerplants
• Inlet flow distortion
• Avionics networks
• Aircraft store integration
• Avionic subsystems
• Embedded computing systems
• Architecture description language
• Fiber optics

• Metals finishes, processes, fluids
• Nonferrous alloys
• Carbon Low alloy steels
• Specialty steels and alloys
• Corrosion heat resistant alloys
• Titanium
• Beryllium
• Refractory materials
• Metals engineering
• Elastomers
• Polymers
• Composite materials (fabric resins)
• Composite repair materials
• Composite inspection
• Composite repair techniques
• Organic Coatings
• Seals and Sealants
• Maintenance chemicals and materials
• Greases

• Flight Deck tools and instruments
• Human Factors
• Displays
• Human modeling
• Quality system standards
• Fuel operations
• Radio Frequency Identification
• Air cargo handling
• Aircraft ground equipment and systems
• Aircraft servicing
• Aircraft Deicing
• Airport snow and ice removal
• Landing gear systems
• Oxygen equipment
• Aircraft interior/exterior lighting
• Aircraft noise measurement
• Environmental systems
• Aircraft icing
• Safety equipment

10
Recent Developments

• G-16 Global Fuel Operations committee at the
  request of IATA.
• G-17 Human Factors in Aerospace Maintenance at
  the request of the FAA.
• G-18 Radio Frequency Identification for Aerospace
  Applications at the request of industry.
• ASD/SAE committee (G-3) for high pressure
  hydraulic fittings.
• G-12 deicing committee at the request of IATA
• E-1 REACH committee in partnership with ASD-Stan
  at the request of industry

11
Diversity of SAE Standards
12

• SAE Aerospace Standards Program

• Over 6,600 consensus documents
• AS Aerospace Standard
• AMS Aerospace Material Specification
• ARP Aerospace Recommended Practice
• AIR Aerospace Information Report
• Provides a neutral forum for developing consensus
  documents
• 150 committees, subcommittees, and task groups
• 7000 participants in SAE aerospace standards
  programs
• Long established, proven process promotes
  innovation, change and growth
• International scope
• Oversight by SAE Aerospace Council

13
Technical Committee Makeup

• OEMs
• Regulators
• Government Agencies
• Academic Experts
• Independent Experts
• Suppliers
• SMEs

14
Standards Development Process

• The standard, specification other document is
  proposed
• The committee then works to develop the draft
  document through consensus
• The draft is balloted via the committee, followed
  by the Aerospace Council
• The standard or document is published by SAE

15
Standards Development A consensus
process
Consensus is considered when 50 of voting
membership responds and 75 of responses are
Approvals with effort to resolve comments and
Disapprovals. All balloting takes place
electronically via the SAE Website.
Aerospace Council Ballot
Committee Ballot
Publish
Committee meetings are open to all interested
parties, but only committee members vote on draft
documents. Individuals participate on committees
as technical experts and not as representatives
of their organizations.

• All SAE documents are reviewed every five years

16
Globalisation

• SAE is committed to moving the industry forward
  on a global scale
• In 2008 there will be 18 technical committee
  meetings in Europe
• The SAE Aerospace Council met in Brussels in
  April 2008 April 2009 meeting in Brazil
• Russian industry and regulation important to SAE
  global standards

17
Global Industry/Regulation Partnerships

• EUROCAE
• FAA
• IATA
• ICAO
• ISO
• NATO
• RTCA
• SJAC
• Transport Canada

• AIA
• AIAA
• ARINC
• ASD
• ASTM
• ATA
• AWS
• U.S. DOD
• EASA

18
Partnering SAE Regulators

• The FAA participates on about 90 of the SAE
  Aerospace Standards Committees.
• SAE standards are referenced in more than 50 FAA
  Technical Standards Orders (TSOs)
• SAE standards are referenced in more than 15 EASA
  European Technical Standards Orders (ETSOs)
• FAA, EASA and TCCA are represented on the
  Aerospace Council

19
Partnering Harmonizing standards via IAQG

• International Aerospace Quality Group
• SAE represents North and South America via the
  Americas Aerospace Quality Group (SAE Committee
  G-14)
• ASD represents Europe
• APAQG represents Asia
• Joint publication of quality standards by SAE,
  ASD, and SJAC
• AS/EN/SJAC 9100, 9101 etc
• SAE hosts OASIS database

20
SAE and ISO/CEN

• SAE holds ISO TC-20 (Aerospace) secretariat
• SAE partners with ASD-STAN the European
  aerospace standards organisation
• ASD part of CEN process

21
Partnering SAE ASD

• Cooperative effort developing standards for
  high pressure
• hydraulic systems.
• Common system for use in Europe and North
  America, making optimal use of the resources
  available.
• Cross recognition of qualification results/QPL
  of partner
• associations (i.e. PRI-QPL, ASD-CERT).
• IAGQ
• Cooperative effort on industry response to
  REACH legislation
• through E1 committee
• MoU signed in 2008 to formalise future
  cooperative efforts

22
Overview of Partnerships/MoUs

• Standards
• Adopting and maintaining standards
• Standards harmonisation
• Joint standards development
• Advisory roles between technical committees
• Staff liaisons
• Joint technical committee meetings
• Partnership in conferences and events

23
SAE and Russia

• Over 150 SAE Standards sold in Russia in 2007
• Official SAE standards reseller in Russia
• 33 SAE members in Russia
• 2 member SAE sections St. Petersburg and Moscow
• 5 Russian technical committee members
• 32 SAE documents translated into Russian
• Mobility Technology magazine published in
  Russia
• SAE E-32 (Aerospace Propulsion Health Systems
  Management) technical committee met in St.
  Petersburg in 1990

24
SAE Aerospace Standards Europe

• Located in central London
• Office opened in 2007
• Staff focus on European operations for SAE
  Aerospace Standards program

25
Europe Office - Function

• Support SAE International and SAE Aerospace
  Standards program in Europe
• Ensure global participation on SAE international
  standards
• Use SAEs infrastructure, expertise and resources
  for aerospace standardisation in Europe

26
Questions?
?
David Alexander Senior Coordinator, SAE Aerospace
Standards for Europe 1,York Street London W1U
6PA United Kingdom 44 (0) 207 034
1250 david.alexander_at_sae.org