This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) is intended to recommend: aUniform criteria for determination of wind loads that aircraft ground support equipment can encounter and yet allow personnel to work safely, bUniform systems for maintaining stability (i.e., stabilizers, outriggers, spring lockout devices), cStandardization of specific types of interlock systems and actuation systems, dA standard formula with its associated design criteria for calculating the steady-state wind stability (i.e., tip point) for aircraft ground support equipment, eA standard method for testing these systems. Correction of units in Equations 2 and 5.

Stability, Aircraft ground servicing, Loading and unloading devices, Pallet trucks, Commercial road vehicles, Stairs, Passengers, Maintenance, Filling stations, Platforms, Classification systems, Mathematical calculations, Wind loading, Stationary, Catering

The second edition of Flight Stability and Automatic Control presents an organized introduction to the useful and relevant topics necessary for a flight stability and controls course. Not only is this text presented at the appropriate mathematical level, it also features standard terminology and nomenclature, along with expanded coverage of classical control theory, autopilot designs, and modern control theory. Through the use of extensive examples, problems, and historical notes, author Robert Nelson develops a concise and vital text for aircraft flight stability and control or flight dynamics courses.