Advanced Metallic Air Vehicle Structure Program

Abstract

The Wing Carrythrough Structure (WCTS) has completed the first service life of fatigue testing. Structural problems were limited and consisted primarily of failed, cracked or loosened fasteners. During the down-time for the scheduled major inspection at one-life, design changes were incorporated in the WCTS to resolve the fastener problems. Design studies and related stress analyses were accomplished in support of fatigue testing problems. Analysis of data from full scale fatigue testing was accomplished, including comparison to predicted data. Additional stress analyses were accomplished where required to properly assess test data results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADB015199

Entities

People

  • K. D. Mabry
  • R. C. Bissell
  • R. E. Miller

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Fuselages
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Strain Gages
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.