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We may get a program on developing main deck ULD, for crew bunks and not storage. Customer wants it to be handled (fork lift), sustain abuse and extreme conditions of tarmac, but main purpose is to be utilized as crew bunk during non-ttl operations. I was wondering what is main material...
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I am not sure if there is such thing, but we are facing issues aling parts at final assy, one part comes with helicoil preinstalled in them and other part with thru hole, alignining these is a nightmare. I was wondering if there is solution to have floated helicoil or nut inset? We can...
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We are US based mid-scale interior manufacturing company and looking for options to outsource manufacturing to Mexico. I was wondering, if there are any research papers/ case studies that can help us plan better this activity, if someone has direct experience that will helpful as well...
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We use number of OEM adhesives for Aicraft Interior Applications, they come with receiving insection testing requirements such as lap shear & flamability. These are batch tested by the supplier, so wondering why there are requirements to test again after you receive them? Is there a risk...
I am working with panel layup where we have Thermoplastic, nomex core and aluminum parts. Due to CTE differences, thermoplastic doesn't adhere well with aluminum, what are the recommended finishes on embedded aluminum ?
We are making curved panel with thermoplastic face sheet + Nomex core + thermoplastic face sheet lay up in a tool and then using oven, I was wondering is it a better practice to preform the facesheet to required curvature prior to putting in tool ? Also where can I find guidance/ reading...
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I am doing some long beam coupon test using composite panel with build up: Nomex core and phenolic glass fabric skin, purpose of this test is to do qualification of panel process. ASTM D5467 lists out acceptable/ unacceptable failure modes, but coupons which I am testing fails in dis-bond...
