Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic BI-PAC Vibration and Rough Handling Tests.

Abstract

The development of a container to transport and store two auxiliary fuel tanks was initiated because the tanks are being used in pairs, logistics of tank movement are simplified and ease of deployment is increased. The BI-PAC, developed by Plastics Research Corporation, is capable of holding two F-4 six hundred gallon auxiliary fuel tanks in a side by side configuration. Vibration and rough handling tests conducted at the Air Force Packaging Evaluation Agency (AFPEA) have shown this container to be capable of withstanding simulated environmental hazards. Air Force Packaging Evaluation Agency Project no. 75-P7-29 was undertaken to support ASD/4950/LGT in performing vibration and rough handling tests on a Fiberglass reinforced plastic container capable of transporting and storing two 600 gallon F-4 auxiliary fuel tanks.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1975
Accession Number
ADA025783

Entities

People

  • Richard T. Gibbons

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Containerizing
  • Containers
  • Corporations
  • Deployment
  • Fiberglass
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Logistics
  • Packaging
  • Plastics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Ships
  • Vibration

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  • Materials Science