Accession Number:

AD0650291

Title:

TESTS OF PROPOSED AIRCRAFT SECURING FITTINGS FOR CARRIERS WITH WOODEN DECKS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DAVID TAYLOR MODEL BASIN WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Arges,K. P.

Report Date:

1953-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

Tests were conducted on six models of a proposed design for aircraft securing fittings for installation on aircraft carriers with wooden flight decks. Two models of the fitting as finally proposed carried a load of 23 kips and one a load of 25 kips, for all specified directions of loading. Author

Descriptors:

• *AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
• *FASTENINGS
• *AIRCRAFT
• *FITTINGS
• FLIGHT DECKS
• FLIGHT DECKS
• WOOD
• LOADS(FORCES)
• MODEL TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Couplers, Fasteners and Joints
• Marine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE