WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES USED ON TODAY'S FIGHTER AIRCRAFT BEING MANUFACTURED BY HAND COLLATION OF INDIVIDUAL PLIES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, NEW PROCESSES MUST BE DEVELOPED THAT WILL REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE REPEATIBILITY. THROUGH THE U.S. NAVY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, FUNDING HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ESTABLISH AND DEMONSTRATE THE PRODUCTION READINESS OF ADVANCED FIBER PLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR NAVY/DOD APPLICATIONS.
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |
