Accession Number:

ADA151881

Title:

A History of Full-Scale Testing of Aircraft Structures at the National Aeronautical Establishment (L'Histoire de l'Evaluation en Laboratorie de Structures d'Aeronefs a l'Etablissement Aeronautique National)

Descriptive Note:

Aeronautical note

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)

Personal Author(s):

• Hewitt, R. L.

Report Date:

1985-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

82.0

Abstract:

This Canadian report presents an historical review of the work of the Structures and Materials Laboratory of NAE in the area of full scale testing of large aircraft structures. It covers the period from 1941 to 1984, starting with a static strength test of a moulded wood Anson fuselage and finishing with a fatigue test of a Grumman Tracker wing. Brief details of the loading arrangements and test results are included for each test component and these are used to trace the development of the laboratory from the use of rulers and shot bags to computer-controlled servo-hydraulic actuators. Keywords include Aircraft-Structural Testing, National Aeronautical Establishment.

Descriptors:

• *TEST EQUIPMENT
• *AIRFRAMES
• *AERONAUTICAL LABORATORIES
• AIRCRAFT
• STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
• HISTORY
• CANADA

Subject Categories:

• Aerodynamics
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE