Manufacturing composite aileron - case study
Piotr Czarnocki, Jan Filipiak, Wojciech Frączek, Jędrzej Marjanowski
Quarterly No. 3, 2016 pages 200-203
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keywords: composite airframe, aileron, VBO prepreg, manufacturing
abstract The new generation of prepregs that can be cured without autoclaves, only with the help of vacuum bags and ovens, provide an excellent opportunity for small and medium sized private enterprises to manufacture high quality airframe parts. The design and manufacturing process of an aileron demonstrator made of an MTM46/CF0302 CF/epoxy prepreg, being one of the above mentioned vacuum bag curable ones, is presented. The aileron structure, its fabrication breakdown, the related inexpensive tools made of low thermal resistance polyurethane foam and the curing process allowing for the application of such materials are addressed.