25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-4.4.1


RTM COMPOSITE LUGS FOR HIGH LOAD TRANSFER APPLICATIONS

M. Wallin, O. Saarela, B. Law*, T. Liehu**
Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Finland; *Airbus, Germany; **Patria Aerostructures

Keywords: Composite lug, Resin transfer moulding

This paper presents the work performed on composite RTM lugs designed for integral aerospace structures where the use of cost effective manufacturing methods was significant. It can be concluded that the lug geometry is feasible for high load transfer applications especially when the lug is fastened to skins using bolts.


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