Advanced fabrication and joining processes for titanium and composite materials are being investigated by NASA to develop technology for the Supersonic Cruise Research (SCR) Program. With Lockheed-ADP as the prime contractor, fullscale structural panels are being designed and fabricated to meet the criteria of an existing integrally stiffened shear panel on the upper wing surface of the NASA YF-12 aircraft. The program consists of laboratory testing and Mach 3 flight service of full-scale structural panels and laboratory testing of representative structural element specimens. Borsic/aluminum honeycomb-core, titanium clad Borsic/aluminum skin-stringer, graphite/PMR-15 polyimide honeycomb-core, and titanium superplastically formed/diffusion bonded panels have been designed, fabricated, and tested. Graphite/LARC-160 polyimide skin-stringer panels have been designed and fabrication methods are being developed. (Stoehr)
Fabrication research for supersonic cruise aircraft
Fertigungsverfahren fuer Teile eines Ueberschallflugzeuges
1979
10 Seiten, 16 Bilder, 4 Quellen
Conference paper
English
Fabrication research for supersonic cruise aircraft
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