Advanced Composite Elevator for Boeing 727 Aircraft

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

2018

30 páginas

1h 0m

ISBN-13: 9781724226112

Detail design activities are reported for a program to develop an advanced composites elevator for the Boeing 727 commercial transport. Design activities include discussion of the full scale ground test and flight test activities, the ancillary test programs, sustaining efforts, weight status, and the production status. Prior to flight testing of the advanced composites elevator, ground, flight flutter, and stability and control test plans were reviewed and approved by the FAA. Both the ground test and the flight test were conducted according to the approved plan, and were witnessed by the FAA. Three and one half shipsets have now been fabricated without any significant difficulty being encountered. Two elevator system shipsets were weighed, and results validated the 26% predicted weight reduction. The program is on schedule. Unspecified Center NASA-CR-172910, NAS 1.26:172910, QTPR-7 NAS1-14952