This program addresses the key problem in the development of lightweight composite waveguides, namely the selection of suitable process\material to provide if the necessary interior conductive coating. a survey of the wide variety of abalable mehtods is performed with the specific requirements of… More

Composite materials such as graphit/epoxy and kevlar/epoxy offer the potential to reduce weight, radar cross section (rcs), and manufactured costs in flight vehcile structures. this program is designed to apply these benefits to afal's low altitude dispenser (lad). at the same time the current 11"… More

The objective of this effort is to develop a manufacturing process and sample hardware for a lightweight, tough composite class 70 triarch bridge deck. continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites (tpc) are well suited to this application because they offer reduced weight, improved impact… More

The objective of this program is to develop a continuous production method based on the use of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material. heated roll forming (hrf), an adaptation of the metal roll forming process, is to be used because of its ability to produce a very broad range… More

Thermoplastic composite materials such as graphite/pps offer the potential to reduce weight and environmental corrosion in military bomb racks. this program is designed to apply those benefits to the mau-12 aircraft bomb ejector rack assembly. after a review of available data, several metal… More

The objective of this effort is to demonstrate the feasibility of using a "hybrid yarn" consisting of a mixture of graphite and thermoplastic filaments to fabricate a primary structural component typical of current and future army composite airframe structures. the resulting thermoplastic matrix… More

The objective of this effort is to develop both textile forms and associated processing methods for a new thermoplastic composite material form known as "hybrid yarn". this material, consisting of a fine mixture of graphite and thermoplastic filaments, allows for a flexible and conformal raw… More

The objective of this effort is to develop lightweight structural composite materials with greatly improved flammability, smoke generation, and toxic fume generation (fst) properties for use in navy shipboard applications. the materials to be evaluated consist of glass and ceramic reinforcing fibers… More

The objective of this effort is to assess lightweight structural composite materials with greatly improved flammability, smoke generation, and toxic fume generation (fst) properties for use in navy internal submarine applications. the materials to be evaluated consist of glass reinforcing fibers… More

The objective of this effort is to provide a review and analysis of existing aircraft maintenance shelter structures and materials and mobile heating/cooling systems. one attractive approach is to refine prior work on the locarch shelter program in a teaming effort with lockheed georgia company, the… More

Thermoplastic composites such as fiberglass/pps are strong, lightweight, tough materials suitable for harsh environments where weight savings and durability are required. this program is designed to apply those benefits to temporary roadway surfaces for military bridge site acess/egress. after a… More

Thermoplastic matrix composite materials such as graphite/peek and glass/ultem offer great potential as structural materials for helicopter airframes. through the use of thermoplastic matrix composites it is possible to build the lightweight, durable, damage tolerant structure required for… More

Highly conformal graphite/peek thermoplastic composite fabrics utilizing co-mingled yarns are currently being investigated for use in simple curvature primary helicopter structure. this program seeks to advance their use to compound curvature helicopter primary structure and concurrently demonstrate… More