Manufacturing Methods and Technology (MANTECH) Program Manufacturing Techniques for a Composite Tail Section for the Advanced Attack Helicopter.

Abstract

This manufacturing methods and technology program involved the study of establishing manufacturing methods for a Composite Tail Section (CTS) for the AH-64A Advanced Attack Helicopter by the wet filament wound, cocure process. The CTS was meant to replace equivalent metal components on the AH-64A while providing potential weight and cost savings. Ballistic tolerance against 23mm HEI-T was demonstrated, and VHF antenna performance was shown to be unaffected by the change to composite construction. The program was terminated for fiscal reasons just when the CTS design was completed and the tooling design was within one month of completion. This CTS concept offers significant benefits to the AH-64A helicopter program and should be reinstated at the earliest opportunity. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA121172

Entities

People

  • J. V. Alexander
  • Robert E. Head

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fuselages
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Spars
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials