Research, Design, Fabrication, and Field Testing of a Ninety (90) Foot Span, Two (2) Arch Evaluation Segment, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar

Abstract

A lightweight, 100% recoverable, air-transportable hangar, large enough to accommodate any aircraft up to the size represented by the F-15 and F- 111 is needed by the Air Force as part of the inventory of mobility equipment. The concept utilized in the ninety (90) foot span hangar is the same basic system used in the fifty-eight (58) foot span hangar. The concept utilizes sectional arches of aluminum I-beams and 3/4 in. thick modular sandwich panels of polystyrene foam or paper honeycomb faced with sheet aluminum. Arch segments are connected with pairs of aluminum hinges, and the adjacent panels are fastened to the beams with camlocks. Variable length spacers between the arches allow for adjustment to minor terrain variations. A full size two-arch evaluation segment was constructed and field tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0727051

Entities

People

  • Bahram Bahramian
  • David L. Hunt
  • James M. Alexander
  • Lawrence E. Spreckelmeier

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Contracts
  • Fabrication
  • Field Tests
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Production
  • Sandwich Panels
  • Structural Analysis
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.