Design and Fabrication of a Boron/Aluminum Composite Wing Box Test Specimen.

Abstract

The report summarizes the design, analysis, fabrication and testing of a wing box specimen using boron aluminum as the primary structural material. The primary purpose of the program was to demonstrate the feasibility of using boron-aluminum in a major aircraft structural component. The wing section selected is typical of many aircraft wing structures and simulated an integral wing fuel tank section capable of withstanding internal pressure in addition to the basic bending and torsion loads. (Modified author abstract) Portions of this document are not fully legible.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0770203

Entities

People

  • William F. Wennhold

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircraft Wings
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Wings
  • Fabrication
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Internal Pressure
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Spars
  • Structural Components
  • Wing Boxes

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.