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Materials and Processes Used in Aircraft Construction

Johannes Karl Fink (Edited by), Fink (Author)

9781394313969, Wiley

Hardback, published 10 June 2025

320 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.658 kg

Materials and Processes Used in Aircraft Construction focuses on issues involving the use of plastics in the aerospace industry. A detailed discussion of their various applications is included, along with the innovations presented in the literature over the past decade.

A wide range of important topics are discussed in the 13 chapters. Following a brief presentation of the evolution of aircraft design, aircraft design standards, and the simulation of aircraft models, individual chapters focus on:

  • The basic and special materials used in aircraft construction;
  • Lightweight materials for aircraft applications;
  • Polymers used in the aerospace industry;
  • Laminated materials used in the aerospace industry;
  • Wing, helicopter, and balloon designs;
  • Issues concerning the monitoring and management of the health of flight crews and passengers;
  • The benefit of information acquired in real time, leading to an increased understanding of the fracture mechanics of composites, improving confidence in their use, and broadening their applications. Since the cost of inspecting aircraft is approximately one-third of the cost of acquiring and operating composite structures, to compete in the increasingly demanding area of aircraft structures, the cost-effective techniques that need to be developed are discussed.

Audience

This book will serve the needs of those working in the aerospace industry, both those with only a passing knowledge of the field and specialists who need to increase their knowledge of any particular area.

Preface xi

1 Evolution of Aircraft Design 1

1.1 Unmanned Air Systems 2

1.2 Morphing Aircraft 4

1.3 Special Materials 5

2 Standards 9

2.1 ASTM Standards 9

2.2 ASTM Aircraft Standards 9

2.3 Examples of Usage 16

3 Simulation of Aircraft Models 29

3.1 Types of Requirements 29

3.2 Aircraft Simulation 29

3.3 Simulation of Exhaust Gases 30

3.4 Vertical Take-off and Landing 30

3.5 High-Lift Aerodynamics 32

3.6 Magnetic Field Modeling 32

3.7 Software Bugs in Aircraft Systems 35

3.8 Drones 36

4 Laminates Used in the Aerospace Industry 43

4.1 Fiber Laminates 43

4.2 Metals 44

4.3 Metal Laminates 44

4.4 Ceramics 46

5 Basic Materials Used in Aircraft Construction 69

5.1 Exposure Control Systems 69

5.2 Composite Materials 70

5.3 Composite Materials for Aircraft Applications 72

5.4 Ionic Liquid Monomers 83

5.5 Thermosetting Monomers 88

5.6 Health Systems 88

5.7 Heating Elements 89

5.8 Superhydrophobic Coating Solutions for Deicing Control 95

5.9 Electrically Conductive Materials 96

5.10 Shear-Deformable Aircraft Wings 101

6 Special Materials Used in Aircraft Compositions 111

6.1 Composite Materials 111

6.2 Applications of MMCs in Aircraft 126

7 Polymers Used in the Aerospace Industry 133

7.1 Safety of Polymer Composite Materials 133

7.2 Epoxy Composites 134

7.3 Self-Healing Polymers 134

7.4 Recent Advances in Materials 135

7.5 Modern Progress in Aerospace Materials 159

7.6 Electrospun Materials 159

7.7 Nanocomposites 165

7.8 Smart Sensing 167

7.9 Space Radiation Protection 168

8 Aircraft Systems 185

8.1 Safety Aircraft Flight Systems 185

8.2 Stealth Aircraft 192

8.3 Aircraft Pylons 194

8.4 Composite Materials 197

8.5 Rain Erosion Boot 198

9 Wing Design 205

9.1 Test Methods for Wings 205

9.2 Composite Materials 209

9.3 Renewable Materials 217

9.4 Flight Regime Recognition 224

10 Helicopter Design 231

10.1 Aeroelastic Analysis 231

10.2 Protection of Aerospace Materials 232

10.3 Coating Design 233

10.4 Composite Material of Helicopter Tail Fin 233

10.5 Automatic Planning of Materials 234

10.6 Anomaly Detection 235

10.7 Production Processes 237

10.8 Helicopter Accidents 238

11 Balloon Design 243

11.1 Micro-Foamed Polymers 243

11.2 Super-Pressure Balloons 244

11.3 Digital Fabrication 244

11.4 Scientific Balloon Materials 246

11.5 Helium Balloons 249

12 Health Monitoring and Management 255

12.1 Health Monitoring 255

12.2 Contaminated Air and Fume Events 257

12.3 Aircraft Noise 261

12.4 Wireless Instruments 262

13 Lightweight Materials for Aircraft Applications 267

13.1 Lightweight Material Applications 267

13.2 Lightweight Composites 275

References 277

Index 281

Acronyms 281

Chemicals 285

General Index 287

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]
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