Low Cost/Optimized Performance Inlets. Volume 2. Phase Two. Production Methods Development

Abstract

Volume 1 of this report covers phase one of a study to identify, design and fabricate low cost/optimized performance inlets for an advanced long range air-to-air missile. This report, Volume 2, covers the phase two effort to develop fabrication methods for low cost production of inlets. Production methods were developed for low cost forming and welding of titanium sheet metal for the inlet. The resulting hardware has internal features identical to the production hardware. Production hardware costs and weights were re-estimated based on recommended design changes. A set of 'close tolerance' inlets for use in freejet testing was also produced in heavy steel plate material. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADB012415

Entities

People

  • E. L. Koetje
  • J. L. Arnquist
  • R. F. Northrop

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Fabrication
  • Leading Edges
  • Manufacturing
  • Metals
  • Production
  • Production Engineering
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Sheet Metal
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Metallurgy