Aero2585 Report: Configuration, Role, Operation and Airworthiness

This report analyzes the critical relationship between aircraft airworthiness and the Configuration, Role, and Operation Environment (CRE) in the aviation industry. It begins by defining CRE and its importance in aircraft certification and safety, emphasizing the link between airworthiness and the original assumptions of CRE. The report then explores potential risks to airworthiness if changes are made to the original configuration, role, or operational environment, using examples like the Vickers-Armstrong Valiant. The report also explains how the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring (ACAM) helps to identify and mitigate these risks. The conclusion highlights the importance of adhering to CRE principles to maintain aircraft safety and prevent potential issues, ensuring the safe completion of flights. This assignment is a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of aircraft airworthiness in relation to CRE and is available on Desklib for student use.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................4
Link between the airworthiness of a particular aircraft operation and the original
assumptions regarding CRE...................................................................................................4
Risk to the airworthiness that may occur if any change is made to any of the original
configuration/ role/ or operation environment.......................................................................7
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Configuration Role and Operation Environment (CRE) under the airways sector, is used on a
large scale in the engineering and operational areas. This term is important in both the areas
even it is freely used. CRE is an expression that has become omnipresent in the Defence
sector. In the aircraft sector, CRE play an important role. An ability type certification
program is proposed for Defence airways in which CRE is considered as an important
process which ensures about the basis of all required certification accurately. CRE is used to
identify the areas where further engineering projects are required to make sure that aircraft is
secure and safe for the defence intended use. The main purpose of this assignment is to
understand the role of CRE in the airways industry. And also describe the relation between
airworthiness of particular aircraft operation and the original assumption regarding CRE.
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MAIN BODY
Link between the airworthiness of a particular aircraft operation and the original
assumptions regarding CRE
Airworthiness is the process of measuring and evaluating the suitability of aircraft for safe
flight. The certification of airworthiness is initially released by the certificate of airworthiness
from the national aviation industry and it is managed by performing the necessary actions.
Aircraft certification regulation is intended to promoting the airworthiness of airways
industry which main requirements are aircraft, engine of aircraft and propeller is
manufactured in conformance with approved form of design and is in safe regulating
condition. The measurement of an aircraft’s appropriateness for a safe journey is known as
the Airworthiness (Walia, et. al., 2016). Certification of airworthiness is referred by the
certificate of airworthiness from the airliner registry national aviation authority of the state.
There are numeral features for a system that will illustrate different attributes, for example,
dimensions, characteristics, strength, electromagnetic immunity, power conditioning,
electronic interface and so on. The concept of the role in the CRE includes different
parameters like flight profiles, day/night operations, external stores carriage, cargo
configurations, operating weights, speed/altitude ranges, and so on (Winterfeldt, et. al.,
2015).
The operating environment in the expression CRE directly leads towards the physical
environment in which the aircraft will fly for example the electromagnetic environment or
corrosive environment and so on (Ingle, et. al., 2015). The airworthiness of particular airplane
operations and the original assumptions regarding the CRE concepts are linked directly. As
the airworthiness defines how the state of the national aircrafts aviation organization monitors
the safety of the plane. The organization gives the flight safety certificate according to the
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concepts of CRE. As defined in the Configuration Role and Operation Environment (CRE)
certification, all the measures that are used to ensure that the flight safely completes its
journey. The airworthiness and the concepts of CRE are strongly linked by the methods that
are helpful in the working, flying and the physical features of the flight and also ensure the
safety of the aircraft aviation (Wilden, et. al., 2015). The aircrafts aviation certification
agency gives the certificates to the jets regarding the airworthiness of the planes. The
airworthiness of an aircraft can be measured in different ways.
For example what is the legal state of the aircraft that is if there any legal actions are being
taken for it, and what is the physical state of the aircraft which means is there any functions
difficulty in it or it is having any other functional or the maintenance related issues present in
it or not (Dalkilic, 2017). Just like the measurements of the airworthiness of the aircraft being
checked by the organization related to it, the certification of the CRE concepts of airplanes
are also calculated. According to the different types of measurement points such as the
dimensions of the aircraft, strength of the aircraft, immunity of the aircraft, electromagnetic
immunity of the aircraft, etc. The connection between the airworthiness of the aeroplanes and
the concepts of the CRE is like the measurement of the safety of the aeroplanes working and
the flight.
Airworthiness and the concepts of the CRE are directly proportional to each other. When the
concepts of the Configuration role and operation environment (CRE) are followed strictly
then the airworthiness of the aircraft is increased as the safety of the flight are improved. But
when the concepts of the configuration role and operation environment (CRE) are not strictly
followed then the airworthiness of the aircraft and planes are compromised and the safety
level for the flights decreases on a high rate (Goncharenko, 2017).
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Risk to the airworthiness that may occur if any change is made to any of the original
configuration/ role/ or operation environment
There is an organization that inspects the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical
products, parts and appliances. Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring (ACAM) is the
organization which is a risk-based inspection of the airworthiness of the airplanes (Clothier,
et. al., 2015). The major task of the Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring (ACAM)
is done by the officers of the Regional/Sub-regional offices that monitor the continuing
airworthiness of the aircraft. For inspecting the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft, the
officers of the regional/ sub-regional areas take some random samples of the airworthiness of
the aircraft and also cover all the aspects of the airworthiness key risk elements. The original
concepts of the configuration role and operation environment are the basic elements or the
fundamental rules which are followed to check the airworthiness of the aircraft (Megson,
2016). If there is a slight change occurs in the implementation of the core rules of the
configurations rule and operation environment (CRE) then the risk factor increases in the
airworthiness of the aircraft.
All the fundamental measurements are important for the smooth working of the aircraft. As it
is known that the airworthiness of the aircraft is directly proportional to the concepts of the
configuration role and operation environment. If there occurs a minor change in the practice
of the concepts of the CRE then the risk factor increases. Many risk elements occurs due to
the changing in the original configuration role and operation environment (De Florio, 2016).
Such as physical problems in which the physical state of the aircraft is a risk element and
another condition is if the physical state of the aircraft is not in good condition. Legal
problems in which the aircraft's legal issues are defined as the risk factor in the slight
difference of the basic or the original use of the CRE concepts. One of the other risk factors
in the change of the fundamental concepts of the CRE is Functional issues. The functional
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issues of the aircraft are the major risk element in the airworthiness of the aircraft from the
original concepts of the configuration role and operation environment.
The factors that are measured in the concepts of the CRE are very important in the
airworthiness of the aircraft. If any of the concepts are missed in the inspection process of the
configuration role and operation environment (CRE) then the risk elements increases in the
process (Olajide, et. al., 2017). When the risk element increases in the process of the
measuring the concepts of the configuration role and operation environment than the safety
level of the aircraft also called as airworthiness of the aircraft's decreases at the alarming rate.
Example: The Vickers-Armstrong Valiant is a British high-altitude jet bomber, and was part
of the Royal Air Force’s V bomber nuclear weapon equipped strategic deterrent in the 1950s
and 1960s. The valiant aircraft was intended as a high-altitude strategic bomber. During the
late 1950s, the valiant aircraft were in demand and were widely used for different purposes
other than its basic operation. As days passed the valiant aircrafts shows the signs of some
functional errors. Just because the valiant aircraft was overused for the missions that are not
under the functional ability of the valiant aircraft, the valiant aircraft showed some fatigue.
The primary task of the Valiant aircraft was to drop nuclear bombs from a high altitude but
they rather used to different other tasks just to support other aircraft as tank refuelling and
aerial reconnaissance aircraft (Denney and Pai, 2015). As the tasks and purpose of the Valiant
aircrafts were changed they result in the early retirement of the valiant aircrafts. This example
proves that a little change in the fundamentals of the inspection can increase the risk element
in the configuration role and operation environment.
Another example is from the Civil Aviation. There is a Software Engineer in a
Multinational Company. Software Engineer is assigned to develop new software as the
demand of the clients. If the Software Engineer that can develop new software is assigned to
handle the accounts of the company then it will result in the performance decrease in the
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accounting areas as well as the software developing areas (Clothier, et. al., 2015). The
software engineer is meant to develop the software. If another task is given to him then the
risk element will increase and the smooth working of the organization will be affected. Just
like the airworthiness of the aircraft affected by the slight change in the measurements of the
fundamental rules of the configuration role and operational environment (CRE).
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CONCLUSION
On the basis of the above-described report, it can be concluded that configuration role and
operating environment (CRE) is the certification which is mainly used by country in the
defence sector where they are protecting their people from any attack. Airworthiness is the
procedure of evaluating and measuring the appropriateness of the airplane for a secure
journey. Along with this, operating environment in the appearance CRE straightly leads
towards the corporeal surroundings in which the airplane will fly, for instance, the
electromagnetic environment or corrosive environment and so on are present.
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