JAPANESE PROCESS FOR GLUEING SILK TO THE EXTERIOR OF FLYING BOAT HULLS,

Abstract

A Japanese procedure for waterproofing flying boat hulls is presented. The procedure, used during World War II, clearly avoided most of the difficulties of the standard American practice of applying waterproofing at joints during assembly. The process involves applying a series of plastic coatings, then installing silk tape over the rivetted areas while the coating is still wet, and finally applying 7 top coats of silver over the entire surfaces.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0651900

Entities

People

  • Saburo Shimizu

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Coatings
  • Flying Boats
  • Plastic Coatings
  • Second World War
  • Standards
  • War
  • Waterproofing

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.