FEASIBILITY OF REINFORCED PLASTICS FOR PRIMARY STRUCTURE OF ARMY AIRCRAFT

Abstract

The purpose of this contract was to conduct a research study and test program to determine the feasibility of using reinforced plastics as primary structural materials in Army aircraft. The program was divided into two phases, the first being essentially the design study and the second the test phase. Study was directed at structure and component design requirements in current and future Army aircraft with a view toward replacing existing manufacturing techniques with reinforced plastics in those areas in which a definite advantage seems apparent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0299124

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

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  • Systems Analysis and Design