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FUSELAGE KEELSON STRUCTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

An internal or external framework along the underside of the hull of a rigid airship, forming an integral part of the structure as a means of distributing the effect of concentrated loads along the hull.

CONT

A lightweight energy-absorbing keel-beam concept was developed and retrofitted in a general aviation type aircraft to improve crashworthiness performance. The energy-absorbing beam consisted of a foam-filled cellular structure with glass fiber and hybrid glass/kevlar cell walls. Design, analysis, fabrication and testing of the keel beams prior to installation and subsequent full-scale crash testing of the aircraft are described. Factors such as material and fabrication constraints, damage tolerance, crush stress/strain response, seat-rail loading, and post crush integrity, which influenced the course of the design process are also presented.

CONT

[The section "Main Frame" of an aircraft] includes frames, bulkheads, formers, longerons, stringers, keel, frames around openings, tec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Élément longitudinal de la structure de certains avions, situé dans la partie inférieure centrale du fuselage et dont le rôle est de raidir la coque.

CONT

[La section «structure courante»] comprend les couples courants, cloisons, cadres, longerons, lisses, poutre principale, encadrement des ouvertures, etc.

OBS

quille : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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