The History of Static Test and Air Force Structures Testing

Abstract

This report traces the history of aircraft static testing from its early beginning and follows the development of structures testing in the United States Air Force from 1917 to 1979. Those technologies that are related to structures testing are included which were important to airplane structures strength. Test technology development which provided test facilities, test systems and test methods are covered for the static, dynamic, fatigue, and environmental simulation of subsonic, sonic, supersonic, hypersonic and re-entry aircraft missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
AD1155124

Entities

People

  • Bernard C. Boggs

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Heat Transfer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow