An aircraft damage scale was constructed from a set of photographs of accident-involved aircraft by the Method of Equal Appearing Intervals. An experimental evaluation of the scale demonstrated its usefulness in increasing the reliability and accuracy of aircraft damage evaluations made from photographs. Other applications of this scaling technique are discussed.
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