Two studies are described in which CAD methods are used for preliminary design of advanced earth-to-orbit transport wings. The first structural concept was a multilayer honeycomb wing composed of diffusion-bonded Inconel 718; the second concept (in which structural simplicity was sought) involved a honeycomb sandwich wing, for which only a leading edge and trailing edge spar were used. Some new technologies applicable to advanced wing designs are briefly discussed.
Preliminary design and analysis of large delta wings for earth-to-orbit transports
Conference on Advanced Technology for Future Space Systems ; 1979 ; Hampton, VA
1979-01-01
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Large Delta Wings for Earth-to-Orbit Transports
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