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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.
This is quite scary for a non-engineer. You're telling me that this little supersonic plane has the whole wing structure held together by a handful of 4mm thick metal struts, manually glued to the wing surface, with wire pulleys running on the inside :O
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Yea, not very scientific. Seems like ultrasonic tests would be good here. I think they do something similar to check welds on ships.
Ultrasound inspection is very common for multi-layer composite construction. There are large machines which transmit the ultrasound through a water jet, for use in mapping the characteristics of curved surfaces. This water jet ultrasound non-destructive testing (NDT) is used in aerospace for carbon laminates. That said, 'tapping' is an acoustic inspection technique, and can get good results. I am not sure why they se…
This is quite scary for a non-engineer. You're telling me that this little supersonic plane has the whole wing structure held together by a handful of 4mm thick metal struts, manually glued to the wing surface, with wire pulleys running on the inside :O
you should see how most of the internet is glued together :)
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This is quite scary for a non-engineer. You're telling me that this little supersonic plane has the whole wing structure held together by a handful of 4mm thick metal struts, manually glued to the wing surface, with wire pulleys running on the inside :O
Having built a glass/kevlar/epoxy kayak, it's a little mind blowing to read about people building a supersonic airplane, using similar (albeit far^N more precise) techniques.
Does this mean if any repairs are needed they'll have to rebuild the wing from scratch? I'd love to hear from someone at Boom what the main goals are for this aircraft. And how it will differ from the larger transport craft they're planning. Beyond size and capacity.
Does this mean if any repairs are needed they'll have to rebuild the wing from scratch? I'd love to hear from someone at Boom what the main goals are for this aircraft. And how it will differ from the larger transport craft they're planning. Beyond size and capacity.