APPLICATIONS AND OPTIMIZATIONS OF STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES FOR AIRCRAFT WINGS.

Abstract

By structural efficiency evaluations the potential of advanced filamentary composites for improvements in aircraft wing construction is assessed. Various optimized structural approaches are considered, but it is shown that really only through the utilization of such enhanced stiffness/density and strength/density properties as the composites make accessible can substantial weight savings be achieved. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642092

Entities

People

  • Norris F. Dow

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Wings
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Efficiency
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Optimization
  • Stiffness
  • Structural Components
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design