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AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 3596
Amount: $96,580.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
37 Washington Ave
East Haven, CT 06512
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DAVID MAASS
 (203) 469-4647
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING A "HYBRID YARN" CONSISTING OF A MIXTURE OF GRAPHITE AND THERMOPLASTIC FILAMENTS TO FABRICATE A PRIMARY STRUCTURAL COMPONENT TYPICAL OF CURRENT AND FUTURE ARMY COMPOSITE AIRFRAME STRUCTURES. THE RESULTING THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE THE SAME IMPROVEMENTS IN TOUGHNESS AND REPAIRABILITY THAT CHARACTERIZE EXISTING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS, BUT ALSO TO ENABLE FAR QUICKER AND LESS COSTLY FABRICATION METHODS. AFTER A SURVEY AND SELECTION OF AN APPROPRIATE HELICOPTER AIRFRAME COMPONENT, A THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE DESIGN SHALL BE CREATED USING PRELIMINARY MECHANICAL PROPERTY DATA GENERATED UNDER THIS EFFORT. A PROTOTYPE PART IS TO BE FABRICATED AND STATICALLY TESTED FOR DESIGN AND PROPERTY VERIFICATION.

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