Low cost fabrication of HOPE-X all-composite prototype structure

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-304

  Uzawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Nishiwaki, Kozo ^b   Niitsu, Mayuki ^b   Kamita, Toru ^c   Kimura, Gaku ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d GH Craft Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

All composite structure; Bonded joint; Large parts; Low cost; Non autoclave curing; Re entry vehicle

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; BONDING; COSTS; CURING; REENTRY;

ALL-COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; BONDED JOINT; LARGE PARTS; LOW COST; NON-AUTOCLAVE CURING; RE-ENTRY VEHICLE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 24944581374     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568551054922593     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Y. Yamamoto, S. Asada, K. Nishiwaki, M. Niitsu, T. Kamita and G. Kimura, Development of HOPE-X All-composite Prototype Structure, AIAA paper, 2001-1780 (2001).
2. M. Niitsu, T. Kamita and K. Uzawa, Development of HOPE-X all-composite prototype structure, in: Proc. 7th Japan Intern. SAMPE Symp., pp. 317-320 (2001).
3. T. Kamita, H. Igawa, K. Miho, T. Akimoto and J. Kochiyama, Development of low-cost composite prototype structure for HOPE-X, in: Proc. 3rd European Conf. on Launcher Technology, pp. 441-446 (2001).