Development of Thermoplastic Composite Aircraft Structural Elements.

Abstract

This work accomplished the design, fabrication, and testing of structural panels of representative thermoplastic construction suitable for use in the forward fuselage areas of advanced CTOL and V/STOL carrier-based Naval aircraft. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA048468

Entities

People

  • R. C. Goad

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Chlorides
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Flexural Strength
  • Joining
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Resins
  • Shear Strength
  • Softening Point
  • Thermoplastic Composites
  • Thermoplastic Resins

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.