Fig. 9 Combination of materials used in Boeing Aircrafts More

Fig. 1 The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, which is approximately 60% composites by weight. Courtesy of Alliant Techsystems Inc. More

Fig. 8 Boeing wedge test (ASTM D 3762) (a) Test specimen. (b) Typical crack propagation behavior at 49 °C (120 °F) and 100% relative humidity. a , distance from load point to initial crack tip; Δ a , growth during exposure. Source: Ref 49 More

Fig. 14 Boeing-modified ASTM D 695 compression test fixture. Source: Ref 10 Material t, mm D, mm 0° Uni tape 1.00 3.00 90° Uni tape 2.50 7.50 Fabric 2.50 7.50 More

Fig. 1 Construction of Boeing 737/NASA composite spoiler. Length, 130 cm (52 in.); width, 56 cm (22 in.); surface area, 1.5 m 2 (15.8 ft 2 ); weight, 5 kg (12 lb) More

Fig. 3 Boeing 727 elevator structural arrangement More

Fig. 4 Boeing 737 composite stabilizer box More

Fig. 5 Boeing 737 horizontal stabilizer assembly More

Fig. 6 Boeing 777 vertical fin More

Fig. 7 Boeing 777 horizontal stabilizer More

Fig. 8 Composites use on the Boeing 777-200. CFRP, carbon fiber reinforced plastic; TCFRP, toughened CFRP; FG, fiberglass; HY, hybrid More

Fig. 9 Boeing 767 outboard aileron More

Fig. 1 AV-8B material breakdown. Courtesy of Boeing More

Fig. 2 V-22 Osprey. Courtesy of Boeing More

Fig. 7 Boeing 757 main landing gear beam forged of alloy Ti-6Al-4V using three available closed-die forging methods (blocker type, conventional, and high definition); see Fig. 8 . The part weighs 1400 kg (3000 lb) and has 1.71 m 2 (2650 in. 2 ) plan view area (PVA); it is 498.3 mm (19.62 More

Fig. 8 Cross sections of Boeing 757 part shown in Fig. 7 illustrating design and tolerance criteria for the 272 kg (600 lb) machined weight forging obtained from three closed-die forging methods, along with their respective forging weights. (a) Blocker type, 1364 kg (3007 lb). (b More

Fig. 11 Largest closed-die titanium alloy forging ever manufactured, a Boeing 747 main landing gear beam. Area, 4 m 2 (6200 in. 2 ); weight, 1630 kg (3600 lb). Part was produced on a 450 MN (50,000 tonf) hydraulic press. Dimensions given in inches More

Fig. 15 Material substitution on Boeing 777 aircraft. Aluminum alloys 7075-T6 and 2024-T3 have been replaced by 7055-T7 and 2324-T3 and other more corrosion- and SCC-resistant aluminum alloys. More

Fig. 15 Ti-6Al-4V engine nacelle component for the Boeing 757 aircraft. (a) Part as previously fabricated required 41 detail parts and more than 200 fasteners. (b) Superplastically formed part is formed from a single sheet. More

Fig. 13 Laser-sintered parts on the nacelle of a Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey ( Ref 13 ) More