Evaluation of Composite Wing for XFV-12A Airplane.

Abstract

A prior study conducted for the Naval Air Systems Command for application of advanced composites in the XFV-12A aircraft indicated the wing torque box to be the component of airframe structure having the greatest potential for significant weight savings through composite material application. A Phase II design/development program was undertaken to develop detail design concepts for a XFV-12A composite wing box and fabricate a representative section of this wing box for development test and evaluation to provide a base for subsequent Phase III full scale verification testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA041208

Entities

People

  • D. N. Ulry
  • K. I. Clayton
  • R. W. Gehring

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Assembly
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Laminates
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Sandwich Panels
  • Self Assembly
  • Strain Gages
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

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