24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-5.3.1 (I.L.)

NEW COMPOSITE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

A. Anderson, C. Longo, P. Teufel
Toyota Aviation Business Development Office, Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., 19001 South Western Avenue, MS32, Torrance, CA 90509, USA

Keywords: Composite, Co-cure, RTM, Filament Winding

New methods of composite manufacturing and design were deemed necessary by the Toyota Aviation Business Development Office in order to fully take advantage of the benefits of composite structures such as laminar flow aerodynamics, yet still achieve a cost-competitive product. This paper describes the technology developments created by Toyota and vendors during the design, fabrication, and testing of the Toyota Advanced Aircraft Proof of Concept (TAA POC) vehicle.

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