Down to the wire

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Engineering
Department Electrical & Computer Engineering
Creator Furse, Cynthia M.
Other Author Haupt, Randy
Title Down to the wire
Date 2001-01-01
Description As today's military and commercial aircraft age past their teen years, the many kilometers of wiring buried deep within their structures begin to crack and fray. Once thought to be rare and benign, such faults are found by the hundreds in a typical aircraft. Unlike obvious cracks in a wing or an engine, though, damaged wire is extremely difficult to detect. But the resulting arcing and electromagnetic emissions can be just as deadly: faulty wiring has been blamed for the downing of Swissair 111 near Nova Scotia in 1998 and of TWA 800 off New York's Long Island in 1996. Indeed, any densely wired system is vulnerable-the space shuttle, nuclear power plants, subways and railroads, even the family car.
Type Text
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Journal Title IEEE Spectrum
Volume 38
Issue 21
First Page 34
Last Page 9
Subject Aging wiring; Wire fault location; Aging wire detection; Smart wire systems
Subject LCSH Electric wiring -- Inspection; Airplanes -- Electric wiring
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Furse, C. M., & Haupt, R. (2001). Down to the wire. IEEE Spectrum, 38(2), 34-9. Feb.
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