TECH FOCUS: VEHiClE iNTEriOrS No sitting still for this SAE Aerospace standards committee published ARP8463 Methods for Determining the Effect of Liquid Disinfectants on Seats in Transport Aircraft. With the advancement of a new industry segment - Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft - the SEAT Committee was requested to develop a specific standard appropriate to AAM aircraft. In association with EUROCAE, the group has developed AS6849 Performance Standards for Passenger & Crew Seats in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft, which is due to be published soon. This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) defines qualification requirements and minimum documentation requirements for forward and aft facing seats in AAM aircraft, according to Ritchie. " The goal is to achieve occupant protection under normal operational loads and to define test and evaluation criteria to demonstrate occupant protection when the seat is subjected to statically applied ultimate loads and to dynamic test conditions. " Ritchie noted that while AS6849 addresses system performance, responsibility for the seating system is divided between the seat manufacturer and the installation applicant. The seat manufacturer's responsibility consists of meeting all the seat system performance requirements. The installation applicant has the ultimate system responsibility in assuring that all requirements for safe seat installation have been met. This AS is dependent on AS8049D - 8 September 2022 Walsh (left) accepts SAE's James M. Crawford Executive Standards Committee Outstanding Achievement Award from SAE President Sri Srinath at the AeroTech conference in March 2022. Performance Standard for Seats in Civil Rotorcraft, Transport Aircraft, and General Aviation Aircraft and cannot be used without it. AS6849 provides revisions to the corresponding sections of AS8049D to incorporate new material specific to AAM aircraft seats. Sections beginning " Modify... " change the current wording of AS8049D by incorporating text applicable to the new seat category. Sections beginning " Add... " incorporate new sections into AS8049D. All other sections are unmodified. Award winner and expert An aeronautical engineer with many years of international experience in aircraft design, UPDATE SAE Internationalhttps://www.sae.org/standards/content/arp8463/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/arp8463/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/arp8463/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as6849/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as6849/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as6849/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as8049d/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as8049d/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as8049d/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as8049d/