Demonstrator
Demonstrator
Technology demonstrator as part of a typical fuselage section in a thermoplastic design. The demonstrator consists of a skin, stiffened by three stringers, a frame segment and three cleats. The stringer stiffened skin is manufactured in an out-of-autoclave co-consolidation process, while the frame and the cleats are integrated by resistance welding.
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