DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR MINIMUM WEIGHT, HIGH PERFORMANCE SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES.

Abstract

Research investigations accomplished during the period 1 April 1962 to 1 April 1963 on Mach 3 supersonic transport structural concepts are reported. Structural design criteria are established, and stainless steel and titanium materials are investigated. Promising wing, fuselage, and control surface structural concepts are selected, and structural analyses procedures and design charts are developed. Thermal analyses including modifications to a computer program are described. Panel and joint specimen designs are described, and status of their manufacture and testing is reported. The designs and manufacturing status of wing box and fuselage cabin wall test specimens are presented along with plans for their structural and thermal tests. Investigation of variable sweep wing structures including redundant force analyses of the large diameter bearing pivot concept is reported. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0456900

Entities

Organizations

  • Douglas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Design Criteria
  • Fuselages
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Spars
  • Stainless Steel
  • Structural Analysis
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Supersonic Transport Aircraft
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Variable Sweep Wings
  • Wing Boxes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Metallurgy
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics