23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-3.4.3

THE CFRP SANDWICH PANEL FOR AIRCRAFT NOSE STRUCTURE

Y. Hirose (1), K. Kosugi (1), M. Nishitani (1), H. Sashikuma (1), M. Imuta (1), H. Fukagawa (1), H. Kikukawa (2)
(1) Kawasaki Heavy Industries, LTD., Japan; (2) Japan Aircraft Development Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Keywords: cfrp,nose structure,sandwich pnael,design,fabrication

The design, data acquisition tests and the fabrication of the CFRP sandwich panel for an application to an aircraft nose were conducted. Through these activities, an engineering viability of CFRP sandwich panel was obtained and 23% weight reduction and 98% parts count reduction for composite parts comparing to a conventional metal structure were estimated.

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