Flightworthy Graphite Fiber Reinforced Composite Aircraft Primary Structural Assemblies. Volume I. Tasks 1 Through 5.

Abstract

This report presents a detailed description of the flightworthy graphite fiber reinforced composite aircraft primary structural assemblies program. The following tasks were completed: Component selection and preliminary design; materials development; test and quality control procedures development; design allowables and criteria; design allowables testing; and analysis procedure assessment and definition. Demonstration items selected were the F-5A supersonic fighter main landing gear strut door, speed brake, wing leading edge flap, wing trailing edge flap, horizontal stabilizer, and vertical stabilizer main spar. (P.S.-PL)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0894723

Entities

People

  • A. Scow
  • D. Wilhem
  • J. Wada
  • R. D. Hayes
  • R. Verette

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • Composite Aircraft
  • Composite Materials
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Landing Gear
  • Leading Edge Flaps
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials
  • Quality Control
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Trailing Edges
  • Vertical Stabilizers

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics