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Title: Evolution of aircraft/aerospace structures and materials symposium, Dayton, OH, April 24, 25, 1985, Proceedings

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OSTI ID:5744209

Various papers on the evolution of aircraft and aerospace structures and materials are presented. The topics addressed include: XB-70 structures and materials advances, structural evolution from B-58 to F-16, advanced composites in construction of the Beech Starship, structural and material considerations for advanced fighters, the evolution of reciprocating engines at Lycoming, aircraft design from the myth of make-do to Mach 3, and the Wright Brothers' experience in the evolution of aircraft design, structures and materials. Also considered are: evolution of the turbofan aircraft engine, X-15 high-temperature advanced structure, X-20 structures overview, ASSET program for technology development, Shuttle Orbiter airframe, airframe design to achieve minimum cost, superplastically formed-diffusion bonded titanium technology transition case study, transition of advanced materials and structures in single crystal blades, and composites technology transfer and transition.

OSTI ID:
5744209
Report Number(s):
CONF-8504225-
Resource Relation:
Conference: Evolution of aircraft/aerospace structures and materials symposium, Dayton, OH, USA, 24 Apr 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English