Purpose This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) defines Minimum Performance Standards (MPS)@ qualification requirements@ and minimum documentation requirements for side-facing seats in civil rotorcraft@ transport aircraft@ and general aviation aircraft. The goal is to achieve comfort@ durability@ and occupant protection under normal operational loads and to define test and evaluation criteria to demonstrate occupant protection when a side-facing seat/occupant estraint system is subjected to statically applied ultimate loads and to dynamic test conditions set forth in Title 14@ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 23@ 25@ 27@ or 29. While this document addresses system performance@ responsibility for the seating system is divided between the seat supplier and the installation applicant. The seat supplier??s responsibility consists of meeting all the seat system performance requirements and obtaining and supplying to the installation applicant all the data prescribed by this document. The installation applicant has the final responsibility in assuring that all requirements for safe seat installation have been met. Applicability This document addresses the performance criteria for side-facing seat systems requiring dynamic testing to be used in civil rotorcraft@ transport aircraft@ and general aviation aircraft. This document applies to seats installed at 90 degrees ?? 10 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft (installation angles between 80 to 100 degrees). Seat Types This document covers all passenger and crew seats except pilot and copilot seats for use in aircraft type-certified Units In this document@ both U.S. customary units (in-pound) and International System of Units (SI) are provided. In all cases@ the in-pound units take precedence and the SI (Metric) units provided are approximate and conservative conversions. Those who routinely use SI units in practice may make the conversions more precise.
SAE AS8049/1A-2016 history
2016SAE AS8049/1A-2016 Performance Standards for Side-Facing Seats in Civil Rotorcraft, Transport Aircraft, and General Aviation Aircraft