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A Case Study for Improving the Manufacturing Process of Composite Main Wing for Small Aircraft (소형 항공기 주익 복합재료 적용 사례 분석을 통한 개선 방향 연구)

  • Cho, Il-Ryun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.96-102
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    • 2015
  • Composite materials are widely used as structural materials for manufacturing an aircraft, due to their : low weight, low thermal expansion coefficient, production efficiency, anisotropy, corrosion resistance and long fatigue life. The range of using composite materials has been extended from the fuselage and the wings to the entire aircraft structure. In this paper, by analyzing the problems which were generated while designing and fabricating aircraft structures using composite materials, the differences between metallic structures and composite structures are described. In addition, the methodological improvement directions on design and fabricating are described.

The Change of Inspection&Replacement Period for ROKAF's Operating Aircraft Parts (한국공군 운영 항공기 부품 검사/교환주기 변경 - 예방정비 대책 품질개선의 일환으로 -)

  • Kwo Seung-Chul
    • Journal of the military operations research society of Korea
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.108-121
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    • 2004
  • This paper deals with a procedure of changing the current inspection & replacement periods for ROKAF aircraft parts. ROKAF is mostly operating aircraft of foreign makes, and takes maintenance actions according to Technical Orders(TO.) published by foreign aircraft manufacturers. Therefore ROKAF inspects and replaces specific parts at the time noticed from T.O.. These inspection and replacement periods are determined by manufacturers according to the standard operating environment and parts' durability. But the standard operating environment Is different from operator's environment. Because of this difference, the inspection and replacement periods have to be changed according to operators' operation environment. It is resonable that the manufacturer, having design materials and life test data of parts, changes those periods together with materials of operators' operation environment. But we have many difficulties in obtaining the design materials and life test data. Then this paper proposes a procedure of changing the periods of aircraft's parts with life data obtained during operating aircraft. For the reliability analysis, a software of RELEST (Reliability Estimation Version 1.0) is used.

A Study on Technical Trends of Composite Materials for Small Aircraft (소형 항공기용 복합재료의 기술동향에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Won;Kim, Jin-Won;Kim, Pil-Jong;Park, Ill-Kyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.231-234
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    • 2005
  • The present study provides the legislative backgrounds and contents of the America's General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 as well as the general impacts of the Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments Program on the composite materials and associated general aviation aircraft structures

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Repair methods for aging aircraft and application of composite patch repair (노후항공기의 보수 방법 및 복합재 패치보수의 응용)

  • 김위대;김종진
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.167-172
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    • 2002
  • During the operation of military aircraft, maintenance is divided into organizational, intermediate and depot maintenance. In the depot maintenance, after removal of major parts and removable doors, damage assessment is performed. Locating damage, charactering the damage and determining its extent, zoning the damage on the part being repaired and re-evaluation of the damaged area after damage removal. Repair joints are classified by bonded joints and bolted joints, depending on joining material. In this paper, repair method in aging aircraft is investigated and the possibility of application of copmposite patch is surveyed.

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An Overview of Composite Material Qualification for Aircraft (항공기용 복합소재 인증 고찰)

  • Yong-Man Yang;Bum-Soo Yoon;Seung-Mok Jeon;Seung-Ken Lee;Un-Ryul Baek;Man-Seok Oh
    • Composites Research
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.361-368
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    • 2023
  • Composite materials used in aircraft must be certified using approved materials to ensure the the airworthiness of the aircraft. Certification is carried out by verifying the physical properties and processes of the materials, and producing material and process specifications. The composite material certification system in ROK(Republic of Korea) has been established through the MOLIT(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) pilot certification project for aircraft composite materials. Currently, the KIAST(Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology) operates and manages the certification and shared data system. This study identifies realm for improvement in the established certification system for aircraft composite materials based on empirical evidence and aims to propose measures for the certification and industrial promotion of domestically produced aircraft composite materials.

Qualification of Composite Materials for Small Aircraft (소형 항공기용 복합재료 인증)

  • Suh, Jang-Won;Park, Jong-Hyuk;Lee, Jong-Hee
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2011
  • Since the time, cost and lack of regulatory information and guidance, one of the largest regulatory obstacles for an airframe manufacturer of polymer based advanced composite materials in certified aircraft applications, is to generate design allowables that will satisfy Airworthiness Regulations. In the past two decades, the design allowables used in military aircraft had been generated and applied in Korea, however the qualification of composite materials used in certifying airframe structure was not accomplished for design and demonstration of compliance to applicable airworthiness regulation. It is the intend of this paper that provide the basis of composite material qualification for small aircraft certification to the airworthiness regulation.

Effect of High Energy Ballmilling on the Discharge Properties of Mg-Ni Based Electrodes (고에너지 볼밀링이 Mg-Ni계 수소저장합금전극의 방전특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Han, Ji-Seong;Kim, Ki-Won;Ahn, In-Shup;Hur, Bo-Yong;Ahn, Hyo-Jun
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 1999
  • In order to study the effect of high energy ball milling on the $Mg_2Ni+Ni$, $Mg_2Ni+0.5Ni+0.5Al$ powders, we have investigated on the discharge properties, microstructures. The powder size of samples decreased as ball milling time. From the XRD results, the crystal structure of $Mg_2Ni+Ni$ mixed powders were changed to amorphous or nano-structure after 60hr ball milling. The discharge capacities of both $Mg_2Ni+Ni$ and $Mg_2Ni+0.5Ni+0.5Al$ powders increased, with increasing ballmilling time, the maximum capacity(342mAh/g) was shown for the 60 hrs ballmilled $Mg_2Ni+Ni$ sample. The capacity decreased drastically after a few charge-discharge cycles.

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Recent Development in Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Aircraft and Composite Materials

  • Rose, Joseph L.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.525-533
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    • 2009
  • Emphasis in the paper is placed on describing guided wave successes and challenges for applications in aircraft and composite materials inspection. Guided wave imaging methods discussed includes line of sight, tomography, guided wave C-scan, phased array, and ultrasonic vibration methods. Applications outlined encircles lap splice, bonded repair patch, fuselage corrosion, water loaded structures, delamination, and ice detection and de-icing of various structures.

Effect of Ball milling on the Hydrogenation Properties of Mg-Ni Powder Mixtures (볼밀링이 마그네슘-니켈 혼합분말의 수소화 반응특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Han, Ji-Seong;Kim, Ki-Won;Ahn, In-Shup;Ahn, Hyo-Jun
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.85-92
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    • 1998
  • The hydrogenation behavior of $Mg_2Ni$ powder prepared by ball milling has been studied. Ball milled $Mg_2Ni$ was transformed to an amorphous-like state after 200hr ballmilling, and crystallized to $Mg_2NiH_x$ by hydrogenation at got. The hydrogen storage capacity gradually increased as a function of ball milling time. $Mg_2Ni$ by 400hr ballmilling shows higher hydrogen storage capacity (3H/M) than $Mg_2Ni$ by VIM(Vacuum Induction Melting).

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