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    Crippling Strength in bending and Plastic Bending Theory

    Hi Ed Please could you send a copy to me as well, at besant.bhakta@dunlop-aerospace.com Thanks Besant jedi-knight@fsmail.net "Keep Concorde Flying"
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    How did you get started

    I agree with all the inputs above. I actually started in the Chemical Industry & used & built up experiences in aerospace related technologies to switch into the aerospace industry. Many of the skills required in other industries (with modest adaptation) can be utilised in the aerospace...
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    Horizontal Stabilizer Anti-Ice

    In general FAR/JAR 25 size aircraft do not have ice protection on horizontal stabilizers (the wing thickness & duration time in icing) allows the manufacturer's to get away with it. Other categories (inc FAR/JAR 23) have some de-icing / anti icing. The re-write of AC rules to allow for...
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    Composite Fasteners

    In the US Camloc 3016 West Lomita Boulevard Torrance CA90505 In Europe Fairchild Fasteners Bardon22 Indust Est Bardon Hill Coalville Leics LE67 1TH England jedi-knight@fsmail.net
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    Bonding Carbon fiber parts

    aeroinvent explained the basics. 3M sell a range of adhesives geared for this type of application. Try the 3M scotchweld family of adhesives. jedi-knight@fsmail.net
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    Fatigue of honeycomb composite sandwich panels

    try www.hexcelcomposites.com/products/honeycomb for some minimum values. Fatigue in composites and in particular difficult to resolve. Mil-HDBK-17 gives some guidance. jedi-knight@fsmail.net
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    Find Hill criteria with MSC.PATRAN 2000

    Hi Methos31 The route I use to ensure the Hill criteria is specified when writing out the Nastran .bdf file. This can be done from Patran by specifying within the failure selector card of the Materials Input, the composite failure theory is Hill. This writes out Hill in the PCOMP card in the...
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    Transparent Composites

    Polyurethane (don't know the composition), used in aircraft transparencies. Talk to Pilkington Aerospace Eckersall Road, Birmingham, England jedi-knight@fsmail.net
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    Bird Strike Stresses

    Assuming you are UK based, there is a verified Dytran bird model available. Talk to QIntiQ? (formerly DERA) jedi-knight@fsmail.net
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    Search for placement

    Try Airbus UK www.airbus.com Westland Helicopters Yeovil England BAE Systems Filton These companies do taken on placement students jedi-knight@fsmail.net

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