The fatigue behaviour of a total of 21 port and starboard Vampire wings has been investigated for a 12 load level programmed loading sequence, representative of an average Australian flight loading spectrum. An additional two wings were subjected to a randomised sequence of these loads. This report describes the investigation and furnishes information on the following aspects: the fatigue life of major components in the wing; the ineffectiveness of replacing Parker-Kalon self tapping screws in the spar boom with pinned Chobert blind rivets; the increase in fatigue life achieved by replacing the lower spar boom; the residual strength of the cracked structure; the distribution of strain between screwed panels and the spar boom; and the fatigue resistance of glued wooden fuselages. (Author)
Fatigue Testing of Vampire Wings
1979
114 pages
Report
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Englisch
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