69 5 Aircraft & spacecraft structures 5.1 Introduction To be able to design and/or analyse aircraft or spacecraft structures, one has to become familiar with the structural…

1 ABNORMAL EVENTS All aircraft are designed to withstand the normal flight and landing loads expected during a typical flight cycle. These loads will include the normal manoeuvres…

Fuselage Design 101: Basic Terms and Concepts Richard Young, NASA Presented at NTSB Airplane Fuselage Structural Integrity Forum Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2011 1 Outline…

1 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview: The structural design of an airplane actually begins with the flight envelope or V-n diagram, which clearly limits the maximum load factors…

Fuselage Design 101: Basic Terms and Concepts Richard Young, NASA Presented at NTSB Airplane Fuselage Structural Integrity Forum Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2011 1 Outline…

Fuselage Design 101: Basic Terms and Concepts Richard Young, NASA Presented at NTSB Airplane Fuselage Structural Integrity Forum Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2011 1 Outline…