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Some Present Uses and Future Prospects of Titanium in Airframes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

T. W. Coombe  and
J. H. R. Hurley
T. W. Coombe
Affiliation:
British Aircraft Corporation, Filton
J. H. R. Hurley
Affiliation:
British Aircraft Corporation, Filton
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Extract

This paper first considers briefly the properties of titanium alloys in relation to other airframe materials, and describes some applications in the Concorde airframe. Finally there is some discussion of developments which indicate opportunities for extending their application.

Type
Supplementary Papers
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 75 , Issue 731 , November 1971 , pp. 801 - 805
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1971 

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References

Paper given at a Symposium on “The Effect of New Materials on Aircraft Design”, on 4th March 1971.