Structural Component and Design Layout

What are the major aircraft stresses?

1. Tension

2. Compression

3. Torsion

4. Shear

5. Bending

What are the 5 main component of an aircraft?

1. Engine

2. Landing Gear

3. Fusalge

4. Wing

5. Empennage

The long hollow tube that holds passengers and cargo. Also known as body of the airplane.

Fuselage

Also known as foils, and are used to generate the lifting force needed for flight.

Wings

The tail end of an aircraft which helps with stability using assistance from the rudder and elevator.

Empennage

The engine and propeller make up the?

Powerplant

Its parts include shock absorbers and wheels.

Landing Gear

Type of fuselage structure often used in lightweight aircraft. It is typically made of welded steel tube trusses.

Truss Structure

Type of fuselage structure where its strength and structural integrity come from the diagonal braces. This structure does not need “bits in between” as does a more conventional woowden structure.

Geodetic Structure

Type of fuselage structure that uses its outer shell to support stresses and loads applied to it.

Monocoque Structure

Type of fuselage construction that has an internal skeleton of supports and braces to keep its shape rigid and strong.

Semi-monocoque

Aircraft manufacturers prefer using high-strength aluminum alloy such as ___ to strengthen aircraft structures. This is currently used predominantly in the aircraft industry.

Alloy 7075

They are better known as man-made composite materials used in the aerospace and other industries.

Carbon- and glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP and GFRP)

Largest share of materials used in 787 and airbus a350 body.

Composite

Second largest share of materials used in 787 and airbus a350 body.

Aluminum

Third largest share of materials used in 787 and airbus a350 body.

Titanium