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The use of bonded crack-stoppers in pressure cabins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

Mark Norris
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The memory of the early Comet tragedies lives on as a reminder that aircraft structures must be damage tolerant. Aircraft structures may be cracked in manufacture or in service as a result of fatigue, corrosion, incorrect maintenance, the impact of ground handling equipment or accidents such as a turbine disc break-up. A damage tolerant structure should retain adequate residual strength until any cracks are detected and repaired.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 85 , Issue 841 , February 1981 , pp. 57 - 62
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1981 

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