Is there an LTA professional organization?
The closest thing we have to a professional organization, the LTA section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The AIAA publishes a wealth of information on materials and systems. No, LTA is not the Institute’s main focus, but they have held twelve (count ’em, twelve) professional/academic conferences on LTA Systems Technology over the last two and a half decades. And yes, they do have a Web Site where papers are indexed and the abstracts can be searched: http://www.aiaa.org/ The 1995 Clearwater conference featured a presentation by Tom Rodriguez on FAA certification; paper number AIAA-95-1607-CP (you can order it online). It included an exhaustive index (2+ pages, double column) of the Airship Design Criteria, FAA Document P-8110-2. This doc can be obtained from the Small Airplane Directorate (ACE-110) Aircraft Certification Service Federal Aviation Administration 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Also available is another FAA doc: AC 21.17-1A, “T
