An Assessment of the State-Of-The-Art in the Design and Manufacturing of Large Composite Structures for Aerospace Vehicles

by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

An assessment of the State-of-the-Art in the design and manufacturing of large composite structures has been conducted. The focus of the assessment is large structural components in commercial and military aircraft. Applications of composites are reviewed for commercial transport aircraft, general aviation aircraft, rotorcraft, and military aircraft. Harris, Charles E. and Shuart, Mark J. Langley Research Center

28 pages, Paperback

Published June 21, 2018

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.