Skin and Spar Interface Program (SASIP).

Abstract

This program had two basic goals. First was the investigation of the effects of fuel pressure (flatwise tension) loads and chordwise (transverse tension) loads on several integral composite skin/spar concepts. The second goal was the development of suitable tooling which could be used to produce these types of structural components. Several concepts were designed, produced, and tested under the required loading conditions. Results indicated that (a) integral composite skin/spar concepts could be manufactured using hard auto-clave tooling or elastomeric tooling and (b) concepts could be designed to carry the required loads, provided some type of coupling device is used to help distribute the loads from the spar to the skin. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071715

Entities

People

  • Allen Gonsiska
  • Richard T. Achard

Organizations

  • Flight Dynamics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Sheet Metal
  • Spars
  • Structural Components
  • Test Fixtures
  • Transverse

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design