This is the first edition of a handbook to support the USAF Airplane Damage Tolerance Requirements contained in MIL-A-83444. It provides specific background data and justification for the detailed requirements of MIL-A-83444 and provides guidelines and state-of-the-art analysis methods to assist contractor and USAF personnel in complying with the intent of the specification and in solving cracking problems, in general, for metallic aircraft structures. The material in this document is general enough to be useful in the evaluation of the damage tolerance of in-service aircraft designed and qualified prior to the issuance of MIL-A-83444. The handbook was structured to provide a clear and concise summary of the specification, MIL-A-834444, as well as supporting analysis methods, test techniques, and nondestructive inspection (NDI) methods are provided as state-of-the-art along with suggested and/or recommended practices, limitations, etc. Copies of appropriate USAF structural specifications are contained as an appendix.


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    Title :

    USAF Damage Tolerant Design Handbook: Guidelines for the analysis and Design of Damage Tolerant Aircraft Structures. Revision A


    Contributors:
    H. A. Wood (author) / R. M. Engle (author)

    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    470 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English