S.A.M.P.E. journal 

About: S.A.M.P.E. journal is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Composite number & Epoxy. Over the lifetime, 215 publications have been published receiving 1563 citations.

TANGO composite fuselage platform

Abstract: The TANGO Composite Fuselage is one of four large technology platforms that constitute the TANGO program (Technology Application to the Near-Term Business Goals and Objectives of the Aerospace Industry). The TANGO program itself is a large consortium of 34 airframe manufacturers, equipment and component suppliers, academic institutes and universities. The primary objectives of TANGO are to develop and mature technologies capable of delivering 20% cost and weight savings. over current state of the art aircraft structures. The TANGO Composite Fuselage is the first opportunity, in Europe, to develop a large scale test platform representative of a single aisle commercial airliner fuselage. The platform uses mature and emerging composite manufacturing technologies and assembles them in a full scale fuselage barrel test specimen. The Composite Fuselage platform involves 9 partners from 7 European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Spain) and is partially funded by the European Union under the Key Action Aeronautics of the GROWTH RTD. The partners include airframe manufacturers, research institutes and academia who are all involved in the full integration of the platform and the development of the final test specimen. The platform consists of a number of specific work packages which cover the 4 years of the TANGO programme. The first phase, of about a year, includes the definition of the fuselage, the test programme and the philosophies to be used for the design, manufacturing and assembly of a composite fuselage. The second phase concentrates on the design of the fuselage section, the manufacturing and the final assembly. This phase is approximately 2 years. The third and final phase is the full scale test of the fuselage section. The test programme is expected to take a year. The technologies in the Composite Fuselage platform include Automatic Fiber Placement (AFP), Resin Film Infusion (RFI), Liquid Resin Infusion (LRI), Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) and thermoplastic technologies. In addition, traditional prepreg tape laying will be applied. The materials to be used will include braided fibres, woven fabrics, non-crimp fabrics and thermoset and thermoplastic prepreg tapes. The results of the final test will be used in the evaluation of the Composite Fuselage with respect to the stated TANGO goals of 20% weight and cost savings.