The number of commercial airframes exceeding twenty years of service continues to grow. In addition, Service Life Extension Programs are attempting to extend the 'economic' service life of commercial airframes to thirty years. The use of bonded composites may offer the airframe manufacturers and aircraft maintenance facilities a cost effective method to extend the lives of their aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration Assurance NDI Validation Center (AANC) to validate the use of bonded composite doublers on commercial aircraft.
Results from FAA program to validate bonded composite doublers for commercial aviation use
1997
13 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Materials Sciences , Aluminium , Boron , Composite Materials , Cracks , Eddy Current Testing , Epoxides , Fatigue , Repair , Service Life , Stresses , Ultrasonic Testing , Meetings , EDB/360103
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