Purpose of huge test frame for supersonic aircraft at Farnsborough, Hampshire, is to apply loads, both static and fatigue, to simulate aircraft flight, take-off and landing conditions; frame consists of prestressed concrete overhead structure carrying movable straining bridges, and provision is also made for heating aircraft surfaces; parallel side frames support two horizontal beams 204 ft long and 43 ft above test frame floor; arrangement is shown in diagrams.


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    Title :

    Structure simulating supersonic flight


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 200 , n 5195


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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