vertical stabilizer:Kevlar/carbon/glass number of metal components divided by 20 rudder: Kevlar/carbon flap fairing horizontal stabilizer Kevlar motor mast reinforcement:Kevlar (19 kg instead of 26 kg of metal) air conditioning components:Kevlar. flaps,ailerons,spoilers 29 kg instead of 43 kg in metal main landing gear hatch and fairing disk brakes front landing gear hatch carbon/carbon karman:Kevlar 1.8 kg/m2 radome:glass top of vertical stabilizer(Kevlar/glass) top of the rudder (no carbon to avoid lightning strike) (Kevlar) floors leading edge of vertical stabilizer (Kevlar/carbon /glass) vertical stabilizer edge trusses: (Kevlar/carbon/glass) rudder light alloy:2 kg carbon:800 g (Kevlar/carbon/glass) Karman vertical stabilizer (Kevlar) trailing edge:Kevlar Airbus A-310 vertical stabilizer:the number of components and rivets is divided by 20 in comparison with the classical solution Figure 7.5 Composite Components in an Airbus A-310 ■Total mass:180tons Mass of structure:44.7 tons Mass of composites:6.2 tons Mass of high performance composites:1.1 tons Reduction of mass of structure:1.4 tons ■ Percentage of composites:13.8%of mass of structure.A reduction of mass of the structure of 1 kg augments the range of the aircraft by 1 nautical mile. 2003 by CRC Press LLC
Total mass: 180 tons
Mass of structure: 44.7 tons
Mass of composites: 6.2 tons
Mass of high performance composites: 1.1 tons
Reduction of mass of structure: 1.4 tons
Percentage of composites: 13.8% of mass of structure. A reduction of mass of the structure of 1 kg augments the range of the aircraft by 1 nautical mile. Figure 7.5 Composite Components in an Airbus A-310 TX846_Frame_C07 Page 142 Monday, November 18, 2002 12:17 PM © 2003 by CRC Press LLC