Materials and Processes Used in Aircraft Construction

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-394-31396-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Gewicht: 658 g

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fink, Johannes Karl

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Verbundwerkstoffe
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface xi

1 Evolution of Aircraft Design 1

1.1 Unmanned Air Systems 2

1.2 Morphing Aircraft 4

1.3 Special Materials 5

2 Standards 9

2.1 ASTM Standards 9

2.2 ASTM Aircraft Standards 9

2.3 Examples of Usage 16

3 Simulation of Aircraft Models 29

3.1 Types of Requirements 29

3.2 Aircraft Simulation 29

3.3 Simulation of Exhaust Gases 30

3.4 Vertical Take-off and Landing 30

3.5 High-Lift Aerodynamics 32

3.6 Magnetic Field Modeling 32

3.7 Software Bugs in Aircraft Systems 35

3.8 Drones 36

4 Laminates Used in the Aerospace Industry 43

4.1 Fiber Laminates 43

4.2 Metals 44

4.3 Metal Laminates 44

4.4 Ceramics 46

5 Basic Materials Used in Aircraft Construction 69

5.1 Exposure Control Systems 69

5.2 Composite Materials 70

5.3 Composite Materials for Aircraft Applications 72

5.4 Ionic Liquid Monomers 83

5.5 Thermosetting Monomers 88

5.6 Health Systems 88

5.7 Heating Elements 89

5.8 Superhydrophobic Coating Solutions for Deicing Control 95

5.9 Electrically Conductive Materials 96

5.10 Shear-Deformable Aircraft Wings 101

6 Special Materials Used in Aircraft Compositions 111

6.1 Composite Materials 111

6.2 Applications of MMCs in Aircraft 126

7 Polymers Used in the Aerospace Industry 133

7.1 Safety of Polymer Composite Materials 133

7.2 Epoxy Composites 134

7.3 Self-Healing Polymers 134

7.4 Recent Advances in Materials 135

7.5 Modern Progress in Aerospace Materials 159

7.6 Electrospun Materials 159

7.7 Nanocomposites 165

7.8 Smart Sensing 167

7.9 Space Radiation Protection 168

8 Aircraft Systems 185

8.1 Safety Aircraft Flight Systems 185

8.2 Stealth Aircraft 192

8.3 Aircraft Pylons 194

8.4 Composite Materials 197

8.5 Rain Erosion Boot 198

9 Wing Design 205

9.1 Test Methods for Wings 205

9.2 Composite Materials 209

9.3 Renewable Materials 217

9.4 Flight Regime Recognition 224

10 Helicopter Design 231

10.1 Aeroelastic Analysis 231

10.2 Protection of Aerospace Materials 232

10.3 Coating Design 233

10.4 Composite Material of Helicopter Tail Fin 233

10.5 Automatic Planning of Materials 234

10.6 Anomaly Detection 235

10.7 Production Processes 237

10.8 Helicopter Accidents 238

11 Balloon Design 243

11.1 Micro-Foamed Polymers 243

11.2 Super-Pressure Balloons 244

11.3 Digital Fabrication 244

11.4 Scientific Balloon Materials 246

11.5 Helium Balloons 249

12 Health Monitoring and Management 255

12.1 Health Monitoring 255

12.2 Contaminated Air and Fume Events 257

12.3 Aircraft Noise 261

12.4 Wireless Instruments 262

13 Lightweight Materials for Aircraft Applications 267

13.1 Lightweight Material Applications 267

13.2 Lightweight Composites 275

References 277

Index 281

Acronyms 281

Chemicals 285

General Index 287

Über Autor(innen)

Johannes Karl Fink is Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. His industry and academic career spans more than 30 years in the fields of polymers, and his research interests include characterization, flame retardancy, thermodynamics and the degradation of polymers, pyrolysis, and adhesives. Professor Fink has published 26 books with the Wiley-Scrivener imprint on physical chemistry and polymer science including A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers (2009), The Chemistry of Biobased Polymers, 2nd Edition (2019), The Chemistry of Environmental Engineering (2020), and Future Trends in Modern Plastics (2024).