DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB CASE

Abstract

During the current reporting period, work was done in the following areas; test equipment calibration, fabrication of tooling and test equipment, preliminary engineering drawing release, fabrication and testing of typical construction specimens, fabrication of the prototype Case HXL-1-477, and hydrostatic and drop testing of the prototype Case. Tests were conducted on small specimens of typical construction using 1.2 lb/cu ft density core to simulate energy absorption cylinder and end caps. The test results showed agreement with the theoretical deceleration calculations. Hydrostatic and drop tests were conducted on the prototype Case HXL-1-477. The hydrostatic test resulted in leakage in the energy absorption core. The drop tests resulted in high peak levels caused primarily by rigidity of the edge potting and the skins.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1964
Accession Number
AD0439657

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  • M. N. Bandak

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Adhesives
  • Air Pressure
  • Aluminum
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Drop Tests
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Government Procurement
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Materials
  • Pressurization
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials