Question

FMEA stands for?

(a) Failure modes and effect analysis

(b) Failure mass and effect analysis

(c) Failure mass and effective analogy

(d) Failure modes and effect analogy

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Origin of the question is Configuration Layout topic in section Configuration Layout Considerations of Aircraft Design

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Failure modes and effect analysis

For explanation: FMEA stands for ‘Failure modes and effect analysis ’. Determination of FMEA is one of the most important step for evaluation of vulnerability of an aircraft. This step is done at later stage during conceptual design.