Research, Design, Fabrication, and Field Testing of 50' x 80' Aircraft Maintenance Hangars and 30' x 45' General Purpose Shelters
Abstract
Aircraft maintenance hangars (50 to 60' span) and general purpose shelters (24 to 30' span) are needed by the Air Force as part of the inventory of mobility equipment. Several concepts are presented. Studies were made for hangars utilizing double curvature modular panels which, when joined together, would form a structurally sound vault. Panels were fiberglass reinforced polyester skins on 1-3/4 in. thick paper honeycomb cores. Panel sizes were limited by the 463L pallet system. The complexity of integral connecting hardware required to transmit the design stresses rendered this approach uneconomical. A variation utilizing aluminum skins on 3 in. thick single curvature cores resulted in excessive cubage in the packaged mode. A concept utilizing sectional arches of aluminum I-beams and 3/4 in. thick modular sandwich panels proved much more successful.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0727047
Entities
People
- Bahram Bahramian
- James M. Alexander
- John R. Mcknight
- Karl H. Merkel
Organizations
- University of Cincinnati