In producing parts for its own aircraft and in providing parts for others, Beech Aircraft Corp has replaced riveting and welding with adhesive bonding wherever possible; main reasons are increased strength and reduced weight, smoother surfaces, reduced manufacturing costs and elimination of bimetallic corrosion; steps in standard procedure followed in adhesive bonding are prefit, surface preparation, adhesive primer application, adhesive layup and curing.
Adhesives replace fasteners in aircraft production lines
Machy (NY)
Machinery (NY) ; 73 , n 11
1967
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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