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Bonded aluminum aircraft structures
I remember seeing an article several years ago on a car company
developing a racecar using a bonded aluminum structure and rivet reinforcing. It struck me at the time that this would make an improved method of aircraft construction and I was wondering if this had been used before on homebuilt aircraft and what might be the pitfalls of such a system. My thinking is that the aircraft's aluminum skins could be attached over a wooden buck and adhesive used to attach the skins. Once the adhesive has setup, the bulkheads could be installed, holes drilled and rivets set. The rivets would still from the primary means of fastening the panels and the adhesive could serve as extra reinforcement. I suggest this as I suspect it would make for a quicker way of construction particularly as the buck could be reused for subsequent aircraft. |
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