Development of a Ten Year Emerging Metallic Structures Technology (EMST) R&D Roadmap

The objective of the project will be to address certification and continued airworthiness issues arising from the use of emerging metallic materials and construction methods (new aluminum alloys--e.g., aluminum lithium; new production processes--e.g., friction stir welding; advanced metallic hybrids, Glare, bonded structure) increasingly being used for aircraft structures by development of a 10 year roadmap for the research and development required to assure future airworthiness of these advanced structural materials. This proposal will provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with data collected from various sources to understand the durability and damage tolerance performance of these emerging technologies, and determine the applicability of existing regulations and regulatory guidance material. The approach of this proposal will be to outline a roadmap to leverage existing FAA resources with those of industry, to ensure safe implementation of emerging technologies in aircraft products.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Aviation Grants

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $344473.00
• Contract Numbers:

  2011-G-013

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Project Managers:

  Bakuckas, John

• Performing Organizations:

  Wichita State University

  1845 Fairmount
  Wichita, KS  United States  67260
• Start Date: 20110810
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120809
• Source Data: RiP Project 30151

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft materials; Aircraft structural components; Aluminum alloys; Production methods; Technological innovations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Metallic composites
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01569542
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 2011-G-013
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 15 2015 1:01AM