• SME EM930104
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SME EM930104

  • Design And Manufacture For Producibility Of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite Aircraft Skins
  • standard by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 06/01/1993
  • Publisher: SME

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THE BASELINE DESIGN OF THE F/A-18 E/F FUSELAGE SKINS UTILIZES CARBON FIBER/EPOXY COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED AT NORTHROP OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS. AN INTEGRATED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM USED THIS KNOWLEDGE BASE TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND PRODUCE A DESIGN OF SIGNIFICANT COST AND WEIGHT SAVINGS, WITH PRODUCIBILITY AS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE. AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FOR PRODUCIBILITY, NORTHROP UNDERTOOK A MANUFACTURING RISK REDUCTION PROJECT WITH THE PRIMARY FOCUS CENTERING AROUND THE FABRICATION OF A REPRESENTATIVE F/A-18 E/F HAT STIFFENED, COMPOSITE FUSELAGE SKIN.

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