Conclusions It can be concluded that the general aviation industry is ahead with the application of composites in pressurised fuselages. The reason for this cannot be found in the difference in requirements. Most likely the difference in size between GA aircraft and large civil transport aircraft structures is the main cause. The size of LCT aircraft yields problems with respect to manufacturing and costs. Manufacture and assembly of large structures outside the autoclave becomes necessary for LCT aircraft fuselages. For part production, vacuum infusion and pressing techniques are candidate technologies. Designing for the infusion technology is an important condition for successful application. This not only implies geometry considerations and a level of integration, but also proper input data for detailed design calculations. Therefore, effort needs to be spent on determination of achievable material properties with the selected materials and the process during the design stage of the part. With the change in design and production philosophy, full composite pressurised fuselages will be next.


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    Title :

    Response 1 Airbus composite aircraft fuselages — next or never


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Around Glare ; 145-157


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    13 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Airbus composite aircraft fuselages - next or never

    van Tooren, M. J. L. / Delft University of technology | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2002


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