What is a Brittle Material?
Brittle material breaks while little to no energy is absorbed when stressed. The material fractures with no plastic deformation. The material in the figure below marked with (a) shows what…
Ductility materials
Ductility Defined Imagine you take copper metal and stretch it into a thin piece of wire. Would you believe that the copper metal would resist breaking while being stretched? This…
Basic Aircraft Electrical Systems
Some very simple single engine aircraft do not have an electrical system installed. The piston engine is equiped with a Magneto ignition system, which is self powering, and the fuel tank is…
Southwell plot
The Southwell plot is a graphical method of determining experimentally a structure's critical load, without needing to subject the structure to near-critical loads. The technique can be used for nondestructive testing of any structural elements that may fail by buckling Critical…
Fixed Wing Aircraft Structures
Fuselage The fuselage is the main structure or body of the fixed-wing aircraft. It provides space for cargo, controls, accessories, passengers, and other equipment. In single-engine aircraft, the fuselage houses…
