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I keep wondering if planes could benefit from the new materials developed by SpaceX. If they really have a stainless steel that's significantly lighter, it could be a game changer.
i'm in no way qualified to give any praise/criticism, it just caught my attention (from the linked post on their cockpit/fuselage bonding https://blog.boomsupersonic.com/20-hour-bonding-event-speeds... ) "It’s the following morning and bonding appears to be successful, but it’s essential to confirm that the bond lines are shaped correctly or “filleted.” A member of the engineering team, who is certified in the proces…
i'm in no way qualified to give any praise/criticism, it just caught my attention (from the linked post on their cockpit/fuselage bonding https://blog.boomsupersonic.com/20-hour-bonding-event-speeds... ) "It’s the following morning and bonding appears to be successful, but it’s essential to confirm that the bond lines are shaped correctly or “filleted.” A member of the engineering team, who is certified in the proces…
I keep wondering if planes could benefit from the new materials developed by SpaceX. If they really have a stainless steel that's significantly lighter, it could be a game changer.
Not in this case. With SpaceX they also need high (de-entry, Mach heating) and low temperature (cryo fuel & oxygen) resistance but in the case of Boom the surface won’t heat enough to need high temp materials. That said, I’m not sure their choice of materials is the good one for a startup.
XB-1? Is it named after Ikarie XB-1 from the classic Czechoslovak sci-fi? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_to_the_End_of_the_Unive...
i'm in no way qualified to give any praise/criticism, it just caught my attention (from the linked post on their cockpit/fuselage bonding https://blog.boomsupersonic.com/20-hour-bonding-event-speeds... ) "It’s the following morning and bonding appears to be successful, but it’s essential to confirm that the bond lines are shaped correctly or “filleted.” A member of the engineering team, who is certified in the proces…
Yea, not very scientific. Seems like ultrasonic tests would be good here. I think they do something similar to check welds on ships.
That said, 'tapping' is an acoustic inspection technique, and can get good results.
I am not sure why they selected the manual option, but they probably have a reason.
i'm in no way qualified to give any praise/criticism, it just caught my attention (from the linked post on their cockpit/fuselage bonding https://blog.boomsupersonic.com/20-hour-bonding-event-speeds... ) "It’s the following morning and bonding appears to be successful, but it’s essential to confirm that the bond lines are shaped correctly or “filleted.” A member of the engineering team, who is certified in the proces…
Yea, not very scientific. Seems like ultrasonic tests would be good here. I think they do something similar to check welds on ships.
This is probably a dumb question, but if the wings are now closed forever, how does one do maintenance or inspection of the mechanical flight control systems composed of cables and pulleys? Is the expectation that the XB-1 is going to be used in flight for far less than the design life of those mechanical systems?