Development of a braided composite drive shaft with captured end fittings

Annual Forum Proceedings - American Helicopter Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 673-687

  Lin, Sherman ^a   Poster, Scott ^a  

^a BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTERS; CROSS-SHAFTING SYSTEMS; DRIVE SHAFTS; END FITTINGS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; HELICOPTERS; LIFT; LOADS (FORCES); RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; STEEL; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

EID: 4143130952     PISSN: 07334249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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