Developments in adhesively bonding the wings of the SAAB 340 and 2000 aircraft

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-156

  Hart Smith, L J ^a   Strindberg, G ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b SCANIA CV AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Bonding tool designs; Fuselage bonding technology; PABST; Stiffened aircraft wing skins

Indexed keywords

FUSELAGES; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WINGS;

ADHESIVE BONDING; FUSELAGE BONDING TECHNOLOGY; STIFFENED AIRCRAFT WING SKINS;

BONDING;

EID: 0030655466     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954410971532578     Document Type: Article

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