A Case Study for Improving the Manufacturing Process of Composite Main Wing for Small Aircraft
Il-Ryun Cho
- Vol. 23, Iss: 1, pp 96-102
TLDR
In this article, the differences between metallic structures and composite structures are described, and methodological improvement directions on design and fabricating of composite materials are described. And the range of using composite materials has been extended from the fuselage and the wings to the entire aircraft structure.Abstract:
Composite materials are widely used as structural materials for manufacturing an aircraft, due to their : low weight, low thermal expansion coefficient, production efficiency, anisotropy, corrosion resistance and long fatigue life. The range of using composite materials has been extended from the fuselage and the wings to the entire aircraft structure. In this paper, by analyzing the problems which were generated while designing and fabricating aircraft structures using composite materials, the differences between metallic structures and composite structures are described. In addition, the methodological improvement directions on design and fabricating are described.read more
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