Continuous Composites completes AFRL s WiSDM contract for LCAA wing airforce-technology.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from airforce-technology.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
April 7, 2021
COEUR DâALENE, ID. â April 7, 2021 â Continuous Composites successfully completed the Air Force Research Laboratoryâs two-year Wing Structure Design for Manufacturing (WiSDM) contract through Lockheed Martin to manufacture a Low Cost Attritable Aircraft (LCAA) wing. The project focused on a new structural design paradigm, when coupled with commensurate materials and manufacturing, to substantially reduce costs and lead times for attritable airframe structures. Continuous Compositesâ patented Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D®) technology successfully printed the structural carbon fiber spars of the wing assembly. Structural performance was demonstrated when the completed wing box was statically tested and achieved 160% design limit load (DLL) before the compression skin buckled. The spars did not fail.
Continuous Composites demonstrates CF3D technology for Lockheed Martin, AFRL WiSDM project compositesworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from compositesworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.