The use of high performance composite materials in aeronautical structural elements is recent and still limited. However, because of the numerous advantages they have, these materials have found their application in other sectors of advanced technology. Amongst these, one application which is in full evolution may be found in professional racing. In this paper we will limit ourselves to an important field which uses high performance composites in large quantities - the structures of sailing boats for transoceanic racing. HUREL-DUBOIS has put its aeronautical experience in the use of composite materials to the service of construction of high competition catamarans, having built the main beam which measures 12 m long for ROGER and GALLET and the mast 32 m high for ROYALE, using aeronautical techniques. We will show in this paper how these composite structures have been built where the performance achieved is directly related to the weight saving.
Conception and realisation of multi-hull structures in composite
Konzeption und Durchfuehrung von Schiffen mit mehreren Schiffskoerpern aus Verbundwerkstoffen
1987
13 Seiten, 14 Bilder
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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