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ASTLec 1 Introduction H

The document provides an introduction to aircraft structures, discussing key differences from civil engineering structures and materials used in aircraft. It outlines typical components of an aircraft and provides more detail on the fuselage and wing, examining their construction and internal structure.

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Lec 01 Aerospace Structures

Introduction
A Warm Welcome to the
Dr. Anup S.
course!
Aerospace Engineering,
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Thiruvananthapuram

08/01/2024

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Aircraft structures : Introduction Aircraft structures: Introduction

Aircraft structures more complicated than civil engg structures:


assemblage of thousands of parts
The size/shape of an aircraft structural component are usually
determined based on nonstructural considerations
For Eg: Airfoil chosen based on lift and drag characteristics

Figure: Dam Figure: Aircraft

Difference between aircraft & Civil engineering structures/materials:


(Courtesy:Stanford Univ.)
Weight
Materials used : Earlier: aluminium and titanium alloys-Due to high
Aircraft materials: high stiffness, high strength, and light weight
stiffness/weight and strength/weight ratios
This requirement
Now: Composites are extensively used; weight savings-30-40 %
Shell-like structures (monocoque constructions)
Stiffened shell structures (semi-monocoque constructions) Let us look at a typical aircraft and its parts now

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Aircraft Structures: an overall picture Aircraft Structures: Fuselage

Figure: Four types of airframe construction: (1) Truss with canvas, (2) Truss
with corrugate plate, (3) Monocoque construction, (4) Semi-monocoque
construction. (Courtesy:1 ))
(Courtesy:NASA)
Figure shows various parts of an aircraft
Can you think about how these components are analysed &
designed?
Let us look at the structure of some of the individual parts first 1 Tosaka. 2009. url:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airframe_(4_types).PNG.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Aircraft Structures:Fuselage Aircraft Structures: Wing

Figure: Rough interior of a Boeing 747 airframe (Courtesy:2

Figure: Schematic of a wing (Courtesy:3 )

2 Alan Radecki. 2003. url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:

Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft_interior_bulkhead.jpg. CC BY-SA 3.0


¡https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0¿, via Wikimedia Commons. 3 flightliteracy.

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Wing: Actual What do we learn in this course?

Aircraft & Space structures =⇒ basic structural elements (Beams,


Plates) etc =⇒ Mechanical response of these structural elements

Figure: Wing Structure with the skin removed of a DH 60G Gipsy Moth
(Courtesy:4 )

4 Peripitus. 2008. url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DH-

60_Gipsy_Moth_Wing_Structure.JPG. CC BY-SA 3.0


¡https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0¿, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Thank You

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