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Aircraft Structures / July 21, 2021

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Identify the various types of metallic and nonmetallic materials used in aircraft construction. An aircraft must be constructed of materials that are both light and strong. Early aircraft were made of wood. Lightweight metal alloys with a strength greater than wood were developed and used on later aircraft. Materials currently used in aircraft […]

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Identify the various types of metallic and nonmetallic materials used in aircraft construction. An aircraft must be constructed of materials that are both light and strong. Early aircraft were made of wood. Lightweight metal alloys with a strength greater than wood were developed and used on later aircraft. Materials currently used in aircraft construction are classified as either metallic materials or nonmetallic materials.