SAE Aerospace Standards

Aerospace Standards Workshop

CII/ANSI SCCP
Habitat Centre
New Delhi, India
February 18, 2010

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Contents

SAE Board of Directors

Performance
Review
Institute
Board committees Staff

Engineering Technical Engineering Membership Foundation

Sections Publications
Meetings Standards Education Services Board of
Board Board
Board Board Board Board Trustees

Aerospace
Council

Aero Airport/ Avionics Aero Aero Aircraft Aero Aero

General Ground Systems Electronics Mechanical Division Propulsion Materials
Projects Ops and Division & Electrical& Fluid Division Division
Division Equipment Systems Systems
Division Division Division

Technical Standards Committees

1. About SAE 2. Organisational Structure 3. Standards Development

4. Key Partnerships 5. Utilizing SAE 6. SAE Affiliates

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About SAE: Purpose

SAE's main purpose is to collect, develop,

and disseminate technical information
related to mobility technology.

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About SAE …

n Non-profit technical organisation

n U.S. IRS code 501C3
n Not a trade association, does not lobby
n 250 professional staff in Warrendale PA, Troy
Michigan, Washington DC, and London, UK.

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About SAE: Publications

Magazines/Newsletters
Books

Technical Paper Series Standards

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SAE Online

SAE Homepage Aerospace Engineering Online

IAQG OASIS Database

SAE Standards Works 6

About SAE: Life Long Learning

Collegiate Design Competitions Scholarships

Faculty
Programs

Professional
Development
Courses
A World In Motion (K-12)
Conferences and Symposia

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About SAE in Aerospace:
A Historical Perspective 1916

National Bureau of Standards and

Industrial Preparedness
+ Committee of the Naval
Consulting Board

Agreed to address aeronautical technology in SAE.

SAE’s charter expanded to address aerospace in

September 1916. American Society of
Aeronautical Engineers merged into SAE.

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Over the years, many aviation pioneers became
active SAE Members.

Orville Wright Glenn Curtiss Glenn Martin Elmer Sperry Chance Vought

Jimmy Doolittle Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart Kelly Johnson Igor Sikorsky

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SAE organisation Structure
SAE Board of Directors Performance
Review
Institute
Board committees Staff

Engineering Technical Engineering Membership Foundation

Sections Publications
Meetings Standards Education Services Board of
Board Board
Board Board Board Board Trustees

Aerospace
Council

Aero Airport/ Avionics Aero Aero Aircraft Aero Aero

General Ground Systems Electronics Mechanical Division Propulsion Materials
Projects Ops and Division & Electrical & Fluid Division Division
Division Equipment Systems Systems
Division Division Division

Technical Standards Committees

The above is a graphical display of SAE’s primary organisational structure. There are many
other committees within SAE that are not depicted in this chart.
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SAE organisation Structure:
Operating Board Level
SAE Board of Directors
Performance
Review
Institute
Board committees Staff

Engineering Technical Engineering Membership Foundation

Sections Publications
Meetings Standards Education Services Board of
Board Board
Board Board Board Board Trustees

Aerospace
Council

Aero Airport/ Avionics Aero Aero Aircraft Aero Aero

General Ground Systems Electronics Mechanical Division Propulsion Materials
Projects
Division
Ops and
Equipment
Division
Division & Electrical
Systems
Division
& Fluid
Systems
Division
Division Division
Technical
Technical Standards Committees Standards
Board

Construction, Motor
Aerospace Truck & Fuels &
Agricultural, Vehicle Bus Lubricants
Council & Off-road Council
Council Council Council

Materials, Specialized
Parts, Vehicle &
& Processes Equipment
Council Council
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 SAE organisation Structure: Council Level
SAE Board of Directors
Performance
Review
Institute
Board committees Staff

Engineering Technical Engineering Membership Foundation

Sections Publications
Meetings Standards Education Services Board of
Board Board
Board Board Board Board Trustees

Aerospace
Council

Aero Airport/ Avionics Aero Aero Aircraft Aero Aero

General Ground Systems Electronics Mechanical Division Propulsion Materials
Projects Ops and Division & Electrical & Fluid Division Division
Division Equipment Systems Systems
Division Division Division

Technical Standards Committees

Aerospace
Council

Aero Airport/ Avionics Aero Aero Aircraft Aero Aero

General Ground Systems Electronics Mechanical Division Propulsion Materials
Projects Ops and Division & Electrical & Fluid Division Division
Division Equipment Systems Systems
Division Division Division

Technical Standards Committees

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The Aerospace Council is chaired by Laura Hitchcock, Sr
Standards Specialist, The Boeing Company. Organisations
represented on the Aerospace Council include:

n Airbus n Honeywell Aerospace

n Boeing n Lockheed Martin
n Bombardier n NASA Marshall
n CAPE/CARIS n Naval Air Systems Command
n CIRA n Northrop Grumman
n Delta Airlines n Pratt & Whitney
n European Aviation Safety Agency n Rolls-Royce
n Embraer n Sikorsky Aircraft
n Federal Aviation Administration n SGS
n Fed Ex nTransport Canada
n GE Company n United Airlines
n General Dynamics n US Airways
n Goodrich n U.S. Department of Defense
n Global Ground Support

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SAE’s Aerospace Standards Program is
the largest in the world.
Total Standards
Jan. 2005

EUROCAE
ASD-stan AIA
RTCA

AIAA
6800+ standards
ARINC 150+ committees,
ASME subcommittees, and task
ASTM groups
8000+ participants
EIA/GEIA
SAE
IEEE
IPC
ISO/IEC

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SAE Aerospace Standards Program topics

n Metals finishes, processes, fluids n Engine starting systems n Safety assessment

n Nonferrous alloys n Auxiliary Power n Human Factors
n Carbon & Low alloy steels n Nuts/Inserts n Flight Deck tools and instruments
n Specialty steels and alloys n Bolts/studs/screws n Displays
n Corrosion & heat resistant alloys n Fluid connectors n Human modeling
n Titanium n Ignition systems n Quality system standards
n Beryllium n Emissions measurement n Fuel operations
n Refractory materials n Engine condition monitoring n Radio Frequency Identification
n Metals engineering n In-flight propulsion measurement n Air cargo handling
n Elastomers n Engine controls n Aircraft ground equipment and systems
n Polymers n Support equipment and tools n Aircraft servicing
n Composite materials (fabric & resins) n Helicopter powerplants n Aircraft Deicing
n Composite repair materials n Inlet flow distortion n Airport snow and ice removal
n Composite inspection n Avionics networks n Landing gear systems
n Composite repair techniques n Aircraft store integration n Oxygen equipment
n Organic Coatings n Avionic subsystems n Aircraft interior/exterior lighting
n Seals and Sealants n Embedded computing systems n Aircraft noise measurement
n Maintenance chemicals and materials n Architecture description language n Environmental systems
n Greases n Fiber optics n Aircraft icing
n Lubricants n Unmanned systems n Safety equipment
n Nondestructive testing and n Lightning n Cabin interiors
inspection Electromagnetic compatibility
n n Survival equipment
n Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic
actuators n Electrical Power and equipment n Seats
n Hydraulic fluids n Power management n Maintainability
Filtration n Probabilistic Methods
n n Aircraft systems installation
n Tubing n Reliability
n Protective devices
n Hydraulic components
n Fuel, oil, and oxidizer systems n Relays
Pumps n Electrical connectors
More than 75 topics
n

n Couplings, Fittings, Hose n Terminating Devices

n Tubing installation n Wire & cable

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Types of Documents

AS – Aerospace Standard

AMS – Aerospace Material Specification

ARP – Aerospace Recommended

Practice

AIR – Aerospace Information Report

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SAE provides a neutral forum for developing
consensus documents.
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.

Committee Aerospace
Ballot Council 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 organisations.

All SAE documents are reviewed every five years

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SAE has a proven consensus process for the
development of aerospace standards.
Process Timeline
(~60-79 days from time of
completed draft submission)

Project Published
initiation Standard
28 days **14 days ~3-7 28 days ~1-2
Determined Determined Determined days days
by Document by Document by Document * Additional ballots may be needed depending
Sponsor/ Sponsor/ Sponsor/ on the changes made.
Committee Committee Committee **Affirmation ballot not required if document
was approved with no technical changes.

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Essentially, the document sponsor and Technical
Committee are the key factors in how quickly a
standard is developed and published.

SAE Aerospace standards have been developed as

quickly as 29 days.

On average, it takes about 12 months to develop

an SAE Aerospace standard—from concept to
publication.

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SAE partners with international
Aerospace/Standards Organisations.

IATA
NATO
Transport Canada
ICAO
AIA EASA
ASD
AIAA AWS ISO
ARINC U.S. DOD EUROCAE CAPE
ASTM FAA SJAC
RTCA
ATA

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Partnering: Over 1500 Mil-Specs were converted to
SAE standards.

n The US DOD adopted more SAE documents than any

other SDO documents.

n http://www.sae.org/standardsdev/military/

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Partnering: SAE documents are referenced
in domestic and international regulations.

A comparison of the amount of regulatory documents

containing references to one or more SDO documents
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Amount of regulatory documents

FAA TSO
100
EASA ETSO
containing references

80 FAA AC

60

40

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0
SAE RTCA ASTM Eurocae

n The FAA participates on about 90% of the SAE

Aerospace Standards Committees.

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Partnering: SAE, ASTM, and ANSI signed an MoU with
NATO (March 2005) at the Defense Standardization
Program Conference in Washington DC.

NATO shall support and adopt

SAE industry standards when
appropriate.

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Partnering: SAE harmonizes international
quality standards via IAQG.

n International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG)

SAE represents North and South America via the Americas
Aerospace Quality Group (SAE Committee G-14)

ASD represents Europe

SJAC represents Asia

For more information, visit www.iaqg.org

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3 organizations represent AIQG. SAE represents North and South
America, ASD represents Europe, and SJAC represents Asia.

ASD

SAE SJAC

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 Created in 1990 by SAE, PRI is a not-for-profit organisation
that provides the mobility industry with international,
unbiased manufacturing process and product quality
assessments and certification services.

programs include:

Nadcap: An industry-managed, consensus approach to OEM
oversight of special process and product suppliers. Nadcap is
an integral part of the supplier management system of most
of the world’s aerospace prime manufacturers.

PRI Registrar: An approved Registrar accredited to certify
organisations to a variety of management systems including
ISO 9000, AS9100, and ISO 14000.

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www.pri-network.org
Utilizing SAE

SAE has a proven track record, with more than 6800

standards published to date.

SAE’s standards are recognized internationally on their own

merits.

SAE has high-level support from a variety of key aerospace

companies, organisations, and government agencies.

Project
SAE has a proven consensus process for the development
Published

of aerospace standards.
initiation
Standard

SAE Technical Committees contain a wealth of industry

experience and expertise for a variety of aerospace systems,
components, and materials.

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Discussion Topics

n Who develops standards, regulations, and conformity

assessment requirements for aerospace in India?

n What are the key issues or hot topics related to

standards and conformance for aerospace?

n What challenges does the aerospace industry face?

n How can the U.S. and India further cooperate in the

area of aerospace standards and conformance?

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Thank you for your time and attention!

Are there any questions?

Bruce Mahone
Director, Washington Operations
SAE International
202-434-8943
bmahone@sae.org
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