27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-8.4.1

COMPOSITE REPAIR FOR METALLIC AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATION ASPECTS

G. Günther, A. Maier
EADS, Germany

Keywords: composite, structure, bonded repair, qualification

Operation of aircraft beyond their design life and the variation in usage often require local structural reinforcements and repairs. This paper describes development aspects of a bonded repair-program for a high load transfer area of a metallic engine inlet panel with complex geometrical contour in an integral fuel tank area.

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