What does FC stand for?

Flight Cycle (aviation)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

It has been subjected to 40,000 simulated flight cycles of testing, Bombardier said.

Company Watch - Bombardier

Whether a jet must be checked within 12 days or within 30 days depends upon its age, its total accumulated flight cycles and if it is approved to fly extended flights.

FAA orders 737 flap inspections; Emergency directive for 600 Boeing ...

Unlike static tests, where loads are applied to the airplane structure to simulate both normal operation and extreme flight conditions, fatigue testing is a much longer process that simulates up to three times the number of flight cycles an airplane is likely to experience during a lifetime of service," 787 VP and GM Scott Fancher said.

Travel Safety Update - North America

It had accumulated around 7,000 flight hours in about 2,800 flight cycles.

Airbus A320 aircraft crashes off south coast of France

Representatives of both carriers said their airlines would comply with the directive, which requires the inspections on the affected aircraft and all applicable corrective actions to be completed within two years or before the accumulation of 20,000 total flight cycles, whichever occurs later.

FAA orders new MD-80 series safety inspections

The second milestone was passed in Dresden where fatigue tests on the A380 reached 10,000 flight cycles.

Superjumbo's 15-hour proving flight that never left the ground

The aircraft has flown 32,000 flight cycles to date - each representing one takeoff and one landing.

INCIDENT FUELS AIRPORT DEBATE SAFETY ISSUES, EXPANSION TAKE CENTER ...

THE plane is shown in Lockheed records to be still with AirOps, having clocked up 56,405 flight hours and 20,514 flight cycles.

PLANE CRAZY?; In 1992 TriStar EI TBG lay idle in the California ...