Explanation of why weight saving is so important and problems involved in keeping weight low without sacrificing anything of fundamental importance; effect of performance and military load on airplane size; foremost among newer materials are 75 ST aluminum alloy, SAE 4340 steel heat treated to 260,000 to 280,000 psi, and titanium; problem of engine selection.


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    Title :

    Design of light-weight, high performance military aircraft


    Additional title:

    Soc Automotive Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Society of Automotive Engineers -- Meeting ; 1954



    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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