Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SWING (Sonaca WING flap process Development)
Período documentado: 2019-10-01 hasta 2021-03-31
This type of new flap should help civil aircraft to be lighter and more efficient (i.e. having less consumption)
• Selection of a thermoplastic composite pre-impregnated tape that fulfil both the design, the process and the economic requirement.
• Process parameter control strategy to guarantee in situ consolidation of composite with the nominal performance of the material for the targeted complex geometry
• Efficiency of tape laying to match with the economic equation. Efficiency includes the maximum laying speed and the gestion of start and stop (loss of time, scraps…)
• Assembly solution to create a closed wing section that include the ribs and possibly other reinforcement (for mechanical fastening, at trailing edge….).
SWING aims at overcoming these challenges with significative achievement to allow the integration of the thermoplastic flap in demonstrator wings of hybrid laminar flow control.