Aircraft Structure and Loads
Aircraft Structure and Loads
Aircraft Structure and Loads
AND LOADS
Ashish Gupta
IMPORTANT AIRCRAFT PARTS
• WING
• FUSELAGE
• Tail(Vertical and Horizontal)
DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIRCRAFT
LOADS
Air Loads Inertia Loads Landing Loads
Linear Acc. Level Landing
Maneveour Load
Angular Acc. Tail Down
Gust Load
One Wheel
Control Induced
Aerodynamics Load
Pressure Load
Bending Load
Shear Load
WING STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
RIBS
SPAR
SKIN
LOADS OVER WING
COMPONENTS AND LOAD PATH
SKIN RIBS SPAR
Role:-To carry loads Role:-Maintains Airfoil Role:-Beam That Extend
Pressure Load Shape from Root to Tip
Shear Load Shear Load
Buckling Load
Shear Load Bending Load Axial Load
Axial Load Bending Load
Bulkhead
Frames
Skin
Longerons
Stringers
LOADS OVER FUSELAGE
COMPONENTS AND LOAD PATH
Skin Longerons & Stringers Bulkhead & Frames
Pressure Load Axial Load Axial Load
Buckling Load Bending Load(L) Shear Load
Shear Load Torsional Load(S) Pressure Load
FUSELAGE has small air loads, but large concentrated loads from wings, landing
gear, pay loads.
Skin of Wing
Ribs
Spar
Splice Joint and Lug
Joint
Load Path
Bulkhead
Longerons
DESIGNING A FUSELAGE