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Procedure
1. Your frame must meet the constraints shown below.
a. The large plate represents the aircraft firewall as shown in the image
below. This must be grounded as the stable part of the frame. Use fixed
constraints on the six firewall to structural member attachment points.
b. The structure will support one Lycoming O-300 engine (250 lb) attached at
the three points indicated.
c. The structure will be loaded with negative 3 G and positive 6 G which is
simulated by exaggerated engine weight due to sudden aircraft
acceleration or a change in attitude.
d. The structural members will be 1 in. ANSI pipe.
e. Frame members should be mitered as necessary.
2. Calculate the forces that must be simulated with the positive and then the
negative G loads. Label the frames below with the forces that will be modeled for
each loading condition. Also label the structural members below as compression
or tension. Predict where the critical point will be for each loading condition.
Negative 3 G
Positive 6 G
Conclusion
1. Explain how the frame analysis showed that the critical area was different
than the critical area that you predicted. I didnt predict that the answer would
be very low.