The most notable developments in UAV airframe structures will be reductions in size (miniaturization) and the use of multifunctional materials. Even though many advances in materials, manufacturing, ...

A composite horizontal stabilizer was chosen as the subject for the composite airframe structure case study. Life-cycle engineering was examined in today's environment from conceptual design through ...

The certification of an entire aircraft structure is extremely complex. There are different aspects an applicant for structural approval must consider to prove that the strength of that structure ...

Aerospace structures encompass the load-bearing frameworks, skins and mechanisms that give aircraft and spacecraft their form, stiffness and strength while meeting stringent mass, reliability and ...