%0 Conference Paper %B 68th Annual Conference, Wichita, Kansas %D 2009 %T 3471. Principles of Aircraft Flotation Analysis %A Sinclair, Paul, Dr. %K 30. Miscellaneous %X In order to certify aircraft, it must be shown that during a ditching, passengers will have sufficient time to exit the aircraft before it sinks. The most cost-effective means of providing this demonstration is by computer analysis. This paper discusses the physical principles on which this analysis is based, and some techniques used to perform it. %B 68th Annual Conference, Wichita, Kansas %C Wichita, Kansas %P 16 %8 5/16/2009 %U https://www.sawe.org/papers/3471/buy %9 30. Miscellaneous %M 3436 %L 30 %1 Non-Member Price: $20.00; Member Price: $10.00 Members: First 10 product downloads are Free. %2 10.00 %3 20 %4 SAWE3471