Examination of Aircraft’s Cable Control Systems Tension

Cable control systems are widely used in GA aircrafts and gliders. The paper deals with the accuracy of measurement pertaining to the tension of cables at the production stage and the maintenance of aeronautical products. Producers of the measuring instruments used to measure tension do not explicitly define how they should be calibrated and stipulate using special methods and stands. The paper discusses a possible method of tension measurement, measuring tools, methods of calibration and possible errors in the adopted measurement and calibration methods as well. The possible error analysis takes into consideration, the stands construction and details: measuring the instruments system, temperature influence length of reference cable, etc