Additional manufacturing operations to obtain closer tolerances on sheet materials make it possible to lighten weight of aircraft and rockets, giving improved performance; formula given to determine manufacturing cost of obtaining these closer, more economic, tolerances; method is based upon measuring both extraneous weight and additional cost as functions of tolerance. (See also Tool Engr v 43 n 5 Nov 1959 p 107-11)


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    Title :

    Weight reduction through tolerance control


    Additional title:

    Aircraft Missiles


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aircraft and Missiles ; 3 , n 9 ; p 30-32


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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