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# $TKGH *KUVQT[ QH #KTETCHV 5VTWEVWTGU
6JG JKUVQT[ QH CKTETCHV UVTWEVWTGU WPFGTNKGU VJG JKUVQT[ QH
CXKCVKQP KP IGPGTCN #FXCPEGU KP OCVGTKCNU CPF RTQEGUUGU
WUGF VQ EQPUVTWEV CKTETCHV JCXG NGF VQ VJGKT GXQNWVKQP HTQO
UKORNG YQQF VTWUU UVTWEVWTGU VQ VJG UNGGM CGTQF[PCOKE ƀ[KPI
OCEJKPGU QH VQFC[ %QODKPGF YKVJ EQPVKPWQWU RQYGTRNCPV
FGXGNQROGPV VJG UVTWEVWTGU QH őHN[KPI OCEJKPGUŒ JCXG
EJCPIGF UKIPKſECPVN[
2QYGTRNCPV
5VCDKNK\GTU
(WUGNCIG
(NKIJV EQPVTQNU
.CPFKPI IGCT
6JG FGVGTOKPCVKQP QH UWEJ NQCFU KU ECNNGF UVTGUU CPCN[UKU #N VGPUKQP YJKEJ UVTGVEJGU VJG CKTETCHV 6JG VGPUKNG UVTGPIVJ QH C
VJQWIJ RNCPPKPI VJG FGUKIP KU PQV VJG HWPEVKQP QH VJG CKTETCHV OCVGTKCN KU OGCUWTGF KP RQWPFU RGT USWCTG KPEJ RUK CPF KU
VGEJPKEKCP KV KU PGXGTVJGNGUU KORQTVCPV VJCV VJG VGEJPKEKCP ECNEWNCVGF D[ FKXKFKPI VJG NQCF KP RQWPFU TGSWKTGF VQ RWNN VJG
WPFGTUVCPF CPF CRRTGEKCVG VJG UVTGUUGU KPX QNXGF KP QTFGT VQ OCVGTKCN CRCTV D[ KVU ETQUU UGEVKQPCN CTGC KP USWCTG KPEJGU
CXQKF EJCPIGU KP VJG QTKIKPCN FGUKIP VJTQWIJ KORTQRGT TGRCKTU
%QORTGUUKQP KU VJG UVTGUU VJCV TGUKUVU C ETWUJKPI HQTEG
6JG VGTO őUVTGUUŒ KU QHVGP WUGF KPVGTEJCPIGCDN[ YKVJ VJG =(KIWTG $? 6JG EQORTGUUKXG UVTGPIVJ QH C OCVGTKCN KU
YQTF őUVTCKP Œ 9JKNG TGNCVGF VJG[ CTG PQV VJG UCOG VJKPI CNUQ OGCUWTGF KP RUK %QORTGUUKQP KU VJG UVTGUU VJCV VGPFU VQ
'ZVGTPCN NQCFU QT HQTEGU ECWUG UVTGUU 5VTGUU KU C OCVGTKCNŏU UJQTVGP QT USWGG\G CKTETCHV RCTVU
KPVGTPCN TGUKUVCPEG QT EQWPVGTHQTEG VJCV QRRQUGU FGHQTOCVKQP
6JG FGITGG QH FGHQTOCVKQP QH C OCVGTKCN KU UVTCKP 9JGP C 6QTUKQP KU VJG UVTGUU VJCV RTQFWEGU VYKUVKPI =(KIWTG %?
OCVGTKCN KU UWDLGEVGF VQ C NQCF QT HQTEG VJCV OCVGTKCN KU 9JKNG OQXKPI VJG CKTETCHV HQTYCTF VJG GPIKPG CNUQ VGPFU VQ
FGHQTOGF TGICTFNGUU QH JQY UVTQPI VJG OCVGTKCN KU QT JQY VYKUV KV VQ QPG UKFG DWV QVJGT CKTETCHV EQORQPGPVU JQNF KV QP
NKIJV VJG NQCF KU EQWTUG 6JWU VQTUKQP KU ETGCVGF 6JG VQTUKQP UVTGPIVJ QH C
OCVGTKCN KU KVU TGUKUVCPEG VQ VYKUVKPI QT VQTSWG
6JGTG CTG ſXG OCLQT UVTGUUGU =(KIWTG ? VQ YJKEJ CNN
CKTETCHV CTG UWDLGEVGF 5JGCT KU VJG UVTGUU VJCV TGUKUVU VJG HQTEG VGPFKPI VQ ECWUG
Ŗ 6GPUKQP QPG NC[GT QH C OCVGTKCN VQ UNKFG QXGT CP CFLCEGPV NC[GT
=(KIWTG &? 6YQ TKXGVGF RNCVGU KP VGPUKQP UWDLGEV VJG
Ŗ %QORTGUUKQP TKXGVU VQ C UJGCTKPI HQTEG 7UWCNN[ VJG UJGCTKPI UVTGPIVJ QH
Ŗ 6QTUKQP C OCVGTKCN KU GKVJGT GSWCN VQ QT NGUU VJCP KVU VGPUKNG QT
Ŗ 5JGCT EQORTGUUKXG UVTGPIVJ #KTETCHV RCTVU GURGEKCNN[ UETGYU DQNVU
CPF TKXGVU CTG QHVGP UWDLGEV VQ C UJGCTKPI HQTEG
Ŗ $GPFKPI
$GPFKPI UVTGUU KU C EQODKPCVKQP QH EQORTGUUKQP CPF VGPUKQP
6GPUKQP KU VJG UVTGUU VJCV TGUKUVU C HQTEG VJCV VGPFU VQ RWNN 6JG TQF KP (KIWTG ' JCU DGGP UJQTVG PGF EQORTGUUGF QP
UQOGVJKPI CRCTV =(KIWTG #? 6JG GPIKPG RWNNU VJG CKTETCHV VJG KPUKFG QH VJG DGPF CPF UVTGVEJGF QP VJG QWVUKFG QH VJG DGPF
HQTYCTF DWV CKT TGUKUVCPEG VTKGU VQ JQNF KV DCEM 6JG TGUWNV KU
A. Tension
B. Compression
C. Torsional D. Shear
(KIWTG 6JG HKXG UVTGUUGU VJCV OC[ CEV QP CP CKTETCHV CPF KVU RCTVU
# UKPING OGODGT QH VJG UVTWEVWTG OC[ DG UWDLGEVGF VQ C (KZGF 9KPI #KTETCHV
EQODKPCVKQP QH UVTGUUGU +P OQUV ECUGU VJG UVTWEVWTCN
(WUGNCIG
OGODGTU CTG FGUKIPGF VQ ECTT[ GPF NQCFU TCVJGT VJCP UKFG
6JG HWUGNCIG KU VJG OCKP UVTWEVWTG QT DQF[ QH VJG ſZGF YKPI
NQCFU 6JG[ CTG FGUKIPGF VQ DG UWDLGEVGF VQ VGPUKQP QT
CKTETCHV +V RTQXKFGU URCEG HQT ECTIQ EQPVTQNU CEEGUUQTKGU
EQORTGUUKQP TCVJGT VJCP DGPFKPI
RCUUGPIGTU CPF QVJGT GSWKROGPV +P UKPING GPIKPG CKTETCHV
VJG HWUGNCIG JQWUGU VJG RQYGTRNCPV +P OWNVKGPIKPG CKTETCHV
5VTGPIVJ QT TGUKUVCPEG VQ VJG GZVGTPCN NQCFU KORQUGF FWTKPI
VJG GPIKPGU OC[ DG GKVJGT KP VJG HWUGNCIG CVVCEJGF VQ VJG
QRGTCVKQP OC[ DG VJG RTKPEKRCN TGSWKTGOGPV KP EGTVCKP
HWUGNCIG QT UWURGPFGF HTQO VJG YKPI UVTWEVWTG 6JGTG CTG VYQ
UVTWEVWTGU *QYGXGT VJGTG CTG PWOGTQWU QVJGT EJCTCEVGTKUVKEU
IGPGTCN V[RGU QH HWUGNCIG EQPUVTWEVKQP VTWUU CPF OQPQEQSWG
KP CFFKVKQP VQ FGUKIPKPI VQ EQPVTQN VJG ſXG OCLQT UVTGUUGU VJCV
GPIKPGGTU OWUV EQPUKFGT (QT GZCORNG EQYNKPI HCKTKPIU CPF
UKOKNCT RCTVU OC[ PQV DG UWDLGEV VQ UKIPKſECPV NQCFU TGSWKTKPI C
6TWUU 6[RG
JKIJ FGITGG QH UVTGPIVJ *QYGXGT VJGUG RCTVU OWUV JCXG # VTWUU KU C TKIKF HTCOGYQTM OCFG WR QH OGODGTU UWEJ CU
UVTGCONKPGF UJCRGU VQ OGGV CGTQF[PCOKE TGSWKTGOGPVU UWEJ DGCOU UVTWVU CPF DCTU VQ TGUKUV FGHQTOCVKQP D[ CRRNKGF NQCFU
CU TGFWEKPI FTCI QT FKTGEVKPI CKTƀQY 6JG VTWUU HTCOGF HWUGNCIG KU IGPGTCNN[ EQXGTGF YKVJ HCDTKE
6JG VTWUU V[RG HWUGNCIG HTCOG KU WUWCNN[ EQPUVTWEVGF QH UVGGN
VWDKPI YGNFGF VQIGVJGT KP UWEJ C OCPPGT VJCV CNN OGODGTU Skin Former
QH VJG VTWUU ECP ECTT[ DQVJ VGPUKQP CPF EQORTGUUKQP NQCFU
=(KIWTG ? +P UQOG CKTETCHV RTKPEKRCNN[ VJG NKIJV UKPING
GPIKPG OQFGNU VTWUU HWUGNCIG HTCOGU OC[ DG EQPUVTWEVGF QH
CNWOKPWO CNNQ[ CPF OC[ DG TKXGVGF QT DQNVGF KPVQ QPG RKGEG
YKVJ ETQUU DTCEKPI CEJKGXGF D[ WUKPI UQNKF TQFU QT VWDGU
Longeron
Bulkhead
/QPQEQSWG 6[RG 5VTKPIGTU CTG CNUQ WUGF KP VJG UGOKOQPQEQSWG HWUGNCIG 6JGUG
NQPIKVWFKPCN OGODGTU CTG V[RKECNN[ OQTG PWOGTQWU CPF NKIJVGT
6JG OQPQEQSWG UKPING UJGNN HWUGNCIG TGNKGU NCTIGN[ QP VJG
KP YGKIJV VJCP VJG NQPIGTQPU 6JG[ EQOG KP C XCTKGV[ QH UJCRGU
UVTGPIVJ QH VJG UMKP QT EQXGTKPI VQ ECTT[ VJG RTKOCT[ NQCFU
CPF CTG WUWCNN[ OCFG HTQO UKPING RKGEG CNWOKPWO CNNQ[
6JG FGUKIP OC[ DG FKX KFGF KPVQ VYQ ENCUUGU
GZVTWUKQPU QT HQTOGF CNWOKPWO 5VTKPIGTU JCXG UQOG TKIKFKV[
/QPQEQSWG DWV CTG EJKGƀ[ WUGF HQT IKXKPI UJCRG CPF HQT CVVCEJOGPV QH
5GOKOQPQEQSWG VJG UMKP 5VTKPIGTU CPF NQPIGTQPU VQIGVJGT RTGXGPV VGPUKQP CPF
EQORTGUUKQP HTQO DGPFKPI VJG HWUGNCIG =(KIWTG ?
&KHHGTGPV RQTVKQPU QH VJG UCOG HWUGNCIG OC[ DGNQPI VQ GKVJGT
QH VJG VYQ ENCUUGU DWV OQUV OQFGTP CKTETCHV CTG EQPUKFGTGF
Stringer
5GOKOQPQEQSWG 6[RG
6Q QXGTEQOG VJG UVTGPIVJ YGKIJV RTQDNGO QH OQPQEQSWG Bulkhead
EQPUVTWEVKQP C OQFKHKECVKQP ECNNGF UGOK OQPQEQSWG
EQPUVTWEVKQP YCU FGXGN QRGF +V CNUQ EQPUKUVU QH HTCOG (KIWTG 6JG OQUV EQOOQP CKTHTCOG EQPUVTWEVKQP KU
CUUGODNKGU DWNMJGCFU CPF HQTOGTU CU WUGF KP VJG OQPQEQSWG UGOKOQPQEQSWG
1VJGT DTCEKPI DGVYGGP VJG NQPIGTQPU CPF UVTKPIGTU ECP CNUQ EQPUVTWEVKQP OC[ YKVJU VCPF EQPUKFGTCDNG FCOCIG CPF UVKNN
DG WUGF 1HVGP TGHGTTGF VQ CU YGD OGODGTU VJGUG CFFKVKQPCN DG UVTQPI GPQWIJ VQ JQNF VQIGVJGT
UWRRQTV RKGEGU OC[ DG KPUVCNNGF XGTVKECNN[ QT FKCIQPCNN[ +V
OWUV DG PQVGF VJCV OCPWHCEVWTGTU WUG FKHHGTGPV PQOGPENCVWTG (WUGNCIGU CTG IGPGTCNN[ EQPUVTWEVGF KP VYQ QT OQTG UGEVKQPU
VQ FGUETKDG UVTWEVWTCN OGODGTU (QT GZCORNG VJGTG KU QHVGP 1P UOCNN CKTETCHV VJG[ CTG IGPGTCNN[ OCFG KP VYQ QT VJTGG
NKVVNG FKHHGTGPEG DGVYGGP UQOG TKPIU HTCOGU CPF HQTOGTU UGEVKQPU YJKNG NCTIGT CKTETCHV OC[ DG OCFG WR QH CU OCP[ CU
1PG OCPWHCEVWTGT OC[ ECNN VJG UCOG V[RG QH DTCEG C TKPI QT C UKZ UGEVKQPU QT OQTG DGHQTG DGKPI CUUGODNGF
HTCOG /CPWHCEVWTGT KPUVTWEVKQPU CPF URGEKſECVKQPU HQT C
URGEKſE CKTETCHV CTG VJG DGUV IWKFGU 2TGUUWTK\CVKQP
/CP[ CKTETCHV CTG RTGUUWTK\GF 6JKU OGCPU VJCV CKT KU RWORGF
6JG UGOKOQPQEQSWG HWUGNCIG KU EQPUVTWEVGF RTKOCTKN[ QH KPVQ VJG ECDKP CHVGT VCMGQHH CPF C FKHHGTGPEG KP RTGUUWTG
CNNQ[U QH CNWOKPWO CPF OCIPGUKWO CNVJQWIJ UVGGN CPF DGVYGGP VJG CKT KPUKFG VJG ECDKP CPF VJG CKT QWVUKFG VJG ECDKP KU
VKVCPKWO CTG UQOGVKOGU HQWPF KP CTGCU QH JKIJ VGORGTCVWTGU GUVCDNKUJGF 6JKU FKHHGTGPVKCN KU TGIWNCVGF CPF OCKPVCKPGF +P
+PFKXKFWCNN[ PQ QPG QH VJG CHQTGOGPVKQPGF EQORQPGPVU KU VJKU OCPPGT GPQWIJ QZ[IGP KU OCFG CXCKNCDNG HQT RCUUGPIGTU
UVTQPI GPQWIJ VQ ECTT[ VJG NQCFU KORQUGF FWTKPI ƀKIJV CPF VQ DTGCVJG PQTOCNN[ CPF OQXG CTQWPF VJG ECDKP YKVJQWV
NCPFKPI $WV YJGP EQODKPGF VJQUG EQORQPGPVU HQTO C URGEKCN GSWKROGPV CV JKIJ CNVKVWFGU
UVTQPI TKIKF HTCOGYQTM 6JKU KU CEEQORNKUJGF YKVJ IWUUGVU
TKXGVU PWVU CPF DQNVU UETGYU CPF GXGP HTKEVKQP UVKT YGNFKPI 2TGUUWTK\CVKQP ECWUGU UKIPKHKECPV UVTGUU QP VJG HWUGNCIG
# IWUUGV KU C V[RG QH EQPPGEVKQP DTCEMGV VJCV CFFU UVTGPIVJ UVTWEVWTG CPF CFFU VQ VJG EQORNGZKV[ QH FGUKIP +P CFFKVKQP
=(KIWTG ? VQ YKVJUVCPFKPI VJG FKHHGTGPEG KP RTGUUWTG DGVYGGP VJG CKT
KPUKFG CPF QWVUKFG VJG ECDKP E[ENKPI HTQO WPRTGUUWTK\GF VQ
RTGUUWTK\GF CPF DCEM CICKP GCEJ ƀKIJV ECWUGU OGVCN HCVKIWG
6Q FGCN YKVJ VJGUG KORCEVU CPF VJG QVJGT UVTGUUGU QH ƀKIJV
PGCTN[ CNN RTGUUWTK\GF CKTETCHV CTG UGOKOQPQEQSWG KP FGUKIP
2TGUUWTK\GF HWUGNCIG UVTWEVWTGU WPFGTIQ GZVGPUKXG RGTKQFKE
KPURGEVKQPU VQ GPUWTG VJCV CP[ FCOCIG KU FKUEQXGTGF CPF
TGRCKTGF 4GRGCVGF YGCMPGUU QT HCKNWTG KP CP CTGC QH UVTWEVWTG
OC[ TGSWKTG VJCV UGEVKQP QH VJG HWUGNCIG DG OQFKſGF QT
TGFGUKIPGF
9KPIU
9KPI %QPſIWTCVKQPU
9KPIU CTG CKTHQKNU VJCV YJGP OQXGF TCRKFN[ VJTQWIJ VJG
CKT ETGCVG NKHV 6JG[ CTG DWKNV KP OCP[ UJCRGU CPF UK\GU
9KPI FGUKIP ECP XCT[ VQ RTQXKFG EGTVCKP FGUKTCDNG ƀKIJV
EJCTCEVGTKUVKEU %QPVTQN CV XCTKQWU QRGTCVKPI URGGFU VJG
(KIWTG )WUUGVU CTG WUGF VQ KPETGCUG UVTGPIVJ
COQWPV QH NKHV IGPGTCVGF DCNCPEG CPF UVCDKNKV[ CNN EJCPIG CU
VJG UJCRG QH VJG YKPI KU CNVGTGF $QVJ VJG NGCFKPI GFIG CPF
6Q UWOOCTK\G KP UGOKOQPQEQSWG HWUGNCIGU VJG UVTQPI VJG VTCKNKPI GFIG QH VJG YKPI OC[ DG UVTCKIJV QT EWTXGF QT
JGCX[ NQPIGTQPU JQNF VJG DWNMJGCFU CPF HQTOGTU CPF VJGUG KP QPG GFIG OC[ DG UVTCKIJV CPF VJG QVJGT EWTXGF 1PG QT DQVJ
VWTP JQNF VJG UVTKPIGTU DTCEGU YGD OGODGTU GVE #NN CTG GFIGU OC[ DG VCRGTGF UQ VJCV VJG YKPI KU PCTTQYGT CV VJG VKR
FGUKIPGF VQ DG CVVCEJGF VQIGVJGT CPF VQ VJG UMKP VQ CEJKGXG VJCP CV VJG TQQV YJGTG KV LQKPU VJG HWUGNCIG 6JG YKPI VKR OC[
VJG HWNN UVTGPIVJ DGPGſVU QH UGOKOQPQEQSWG FGUKIP +V KU DG USWCTG TQWPFGF QT GXGP RQKPVGF (KIWTG UJQYU C
KORQTVCPV VQ TGEQIPK\G VJCV VJG OGVCN UMKP QT EQXGTKPI ECTTKGU PWODGT QH V[RKECN YKPI NGCFKPI CPF VTCKNKPI GFIG UJCRGU
RCTV QH VJG NQCF 6JG HWUGNCIG UMKP VJKEMPGUU ECP XCT[ YKVJ VJG
NQCF ECTTKGF CPF VJG UVTGUUGU UWUVCKPGF CV C RCTVKEWNCT NQECVKQP 6JG YKPIU QH CP CKTETCHV ECP DG CVVCEJGF VQ VJG HWUGNCIG CV
VJG VQR OKF HWUGNCIG QT CV VJG DQVVQO 6JG[ OC[ GZVGPF
6JG CFXCPVCIGU QH VJG UGOKOQPQEQSWG HWUGNCIG CTG OCP[ RGTRGPFKEWNCT VQ VJG JQTK\QPVCN RNCKP QH VJG HWUGNCIG QT ECP
6JG DWNMJGCFU HTCOGU UVTKPIGTU CPF NQPIGTQPU HCEKNKVCVG VJG CPING WR QT FQYP UNKIJVN[ 6JKU CPING KU MPQYP CU VJG YKPI
FGUKIP CPF EQPUVTWEVKQP QH C UVTGCONKPGF HWUGNCIG VJCV KU DQVJ FKJGFTCN 6JG FKJGFTCN CPING CHHGEVU VJG NCVGTCN UVCDKNKV[ QH
TKIKF CPF UVTQPI 5RTGCFKPI NQCFU COQPI VJGUG UVTWEVWTGU CPF VJG CKTETCHV (KIWTG UJQYU UQOG EQOOQP YKPI CVVCEJ
VJG UMKP OGCPU PQ UKPING RKGEG KU HCKNWTG ETKVKECN 6JKU OGCPU RQKPVU CPF FKJGFTCN CPING
VJCV C UGOKOQPQEQSWG HWUGNCIG DGECWUG QH KVU UVTGUUGF UMKP
Tapered leading edge, Tapered leading and Delta wing
straight trailing edge trailing edges
9KPI 5VTWEVWTG
6JG YKPIU QH CP CKTETCHV CTG FGUKIPGF VQ NKHV KV KPVQ VJG CKT
6JGKT RCTVKEWNCT FGUKIP HQT CP[ IKXGP CKTETCHV FGRGPFU QP C
PWODGT QH HCEVQTU UWEJ CU UK\G YGKIJV WUG QH VJG CKTETCHV
Low wing Dihedral FGUKTGF URGGF KP ƀKIJV CPF CV NCPFKPI CPF FGUKTGF TCVG QH
ENKOD 6JG YKPIU QH CKTETCHV CTG FGUKIPCVGF NGHV CPF TKIJV
EQTTGURQPFKPI VQ VJG NGHV CPF TKIJV UKFGU QH VJG QRGTCVQT YJGP
UGCVGF KP VJG EQEMRKV =(KIWTG ?
High wing Mid wing
1HVGP YKPIU CTG QH HWNN ECPVKNGXGT FGUKIP 6JKU OGCPU VJG[
CTG DWKNV UQ VJCV PQ GZVGTPCN DTCEKPI KU PGGFGF 6JG[ CTG
UWRRQTVGF KPVGTPCNN[ D[ UVTWEVWTCN OGODGTU CUUKUVGF D[ VJG
UMKP QH VJG CKTETCHV 1VJGT CKTETCHV YKPIU WUG GZVGTPCN UVTWVU
Gull wing Inverted gull QT YKTGU VQ CUUKUV KP UWRRQTVKPI VJG YKPI CPF ECTT[KPI VJG
CGTQF[PCOKE CPF NCPFKPI NQCFU 9KPI UWRRQTV ECDNGU CPF
(KIWTG 9KPI CVVCEJ RQKPVU CPF YKPI FKJGFTCNU UVTWVU CTG IGPGTCNN[ OCFG HTQO UVGGN /CP[ UVTWVU CPF VJGKT
Left wing
Right wing
(KIWTG ő.GHVŒ CPF őTKIJVŒ QP CP CKTETCHV CTG QTKGPVGF VQ VJG RGTURGEVKXG QH C RKNQV UKVVKPI KP VJG EQEMRKV
CVVCEJ ſVVKPIU JCXG HCKTKPIU VQ TGFWEG FTCI 5JQTV PGCTN[ DWNMJGCFU TWPPKPI EJQTFYKUG NGCFKPI GFIG VQ VTCKNKPI GFIG
XGTVKECN UWRRQTVU ECNNGF LWT[ UVTWVU CTG HQWPF QP UVTWVU VJCV 6JG URCTU CTG VJG RTKPEKRNG UVTWEVWTCN OGODGTU QH C YKPI
CVVCEJ VQ VJG YKPIU C ITGCV FKUVCPEG HTQO VJG HWUGNCIG 6JKU 6JG[ UWRRQTV CNN FKUVTKDWVGF NQCFU CU YGNN CU EQPEGPVTCVGF
UGTXGU VQ UWDFWG UVTWV OQXGOGPV CPF QUEKNNCVKQP ECWUGF D[ YGKIJVU UWEJ CU VJG HWUGNCIG NCPFKPI IGCT CPF GPIKPGU 6JG
VJG CKT ƀQYKPI CTQWPF VJG UVTWV KP ƀKIJV (KIWTG UJQYU UMKP YJKEJ KU CVVCEJGF VQ VJG YKPI UVTWEVWTG ECTTKGU RCTV QH
UCORNGU QH YKPIU WUKPI GZVGTPCN DTCEKPI CNUQ MPQYP CU VJG NQCFU KORQUGF FWTKPI ƀKIJV +V CNUQ VTCPUHGTU VJG UVTGUUGU
UGOKECPVKNGXGT YKPIU %CPVKNGXGT YKPIU DWKNV YKVJ PQ GZVGTPCN VQ VJG YKPI TKDU 6JG TKDU KP VWTP VTCPUHGT VJG NQCFU VQ VJG
DTCEKPI CTG CNUQ UJQYP YKPI URCTU =(KIWTG ?
#NWOKPWO KU VJG OQUV EQOOQP OCVGTKCN HTQO YJKEJ VQ +P IGPGTCN YKPI EQPUVTWEVKQP KU DCUGF QP QPG QH VJTGG
EQPUVTWEV YKPIU DWV VJG[ ECP DG YQQF EQXGTGF YKVJ HWPFCOGPVCN FGUKIPU
HCDTKE CPF QEECUKQPCNN[ C OCIPGUKWO CNNQ[ JCU DGGP WUGF /QPQURCT
/QTGQXGT OQFGTP CKTETCHV CTG VGPFKPI VQYCTF NKIJVGT CPF
UVTQPIGT OCVGTKCNU VJTQWIJQWV VJG CKTHTCOG CPF KP YKPI /WNVKURCT
EQPUVTWEVKQP 9KPIU OCFG GPVKTGN[ QH ECTDQP ſDGT QT QVJGT $QZ DGCO
EQORQUKVG OCVGTKCNU GZKUV CU YGNN CU YKPIU OCFG QH C
EQODKPCVKQP QH OCVGTKCNU HQT OCZKOWO UVTGPIVJ VQ YGKIJV /QFKſECVKQP QH VJGUG DCUKE FGUKIPU OC[ DG CFQRVGF D[
RGTHQTOCPEG XCTKQWU OCPWHCEVWTGTU
6JG KPVGTPCN UVTWEVWTGU QH OQUV YKPIU CTG OCFG WR QH URCTU 6JG OQPQURCT YKPI KPEQTRQTCVGU QPN[ QPG OCKP URCPYKUG QT
CPF UVTKPIGTU TWPPKPI URCPYKUG CPF TKDU CPF HQTOGTU QT NQPIKVWFKPCN OGODGT KP KVU EQPUVTWEVKQP 4KDU QT DWNMJGCFU
(KIWTG 'ZVGTPCNN[ DTCEGF YKPIU CNUQ ECNNGF UGOKECPVKNGXGT YKPIU JCXG YKTGU QT UVTWVU VQ UWRRQTV VJG YKPI (WNN ECPVKNGXGT YKPIU
JCXG PQ GZVGTPCN DTCEKPI CPF CTG UWRRQTVGF KPVGTPCNN[
Ribs Rear spar
Stringer
Nose rib
Ribs
Front spar
Skin
UWRRN[ VJG PGEGUUCT[ EQPVQWT QT UJCRG VQ VJG CKTHQKN #NVJQWIJ VJG WRRGT UWTHCEG QH VJG YKPI CPF UVKHHGPGTU QP VJG NQYGT
VJG UVTKEV OQPQURCT YKPI KU PQV EQOOQP VJKU V[RG QH FGUKIP UWTHCEG KU UQOGVKOGU WUGF #KT VTCPURQTV ECVGIQT[ CKTETCHV
OQFKſGF D[ VJG CFFKVKQP QH HCNUG URCTU QT NKIJV UJGCT YGDU QHVGP WVKNK\G DQZ DGCO YKPI EQPUVTWEVKQP
CNQPI VJG VTCKNKPI GFIG HQT UWRRQTV QH EQPVTQN UWTHCEGU KU
UQOGVKOGU WUGF 9KPI 5RCTU
5RCTU CTG VJG RTKPEKRCN UVTWEVWTCN OGODGTU QH VJG YKPI 6JG[
6JG OWNVKURCT YKPI KPEQTRQTCVGU OQTG VJCP QPG OCKP EQTTGURQPF VQ VJG NQPIGTQPU QH VJG HWUGNCIG 6JG[ TWP RCTCNNGN
NQPIKVWFKPCN OGODGT KP KVU EQPUVTWEVKQP 6Q IKXG VJG YKPI VQ VJG NCVGTCN CZKU QH VJG CKTETCHV HTQO VJG HWUGNCIG VQYCTF VJG
EQPVQWT TKDU QT DWNMJGCFU CTG QHVGP KPENWFGF VKR QH VJG YKPI CPF CTG WUWCNN[ CVVCEJGF VQ VJG HWUGNCIG D[
YKPI ſVVKPIU RNCKP DGCOU QT C VTWUU
6JG DQZ DGCO V[RG QH YKPI EQPUVTWEVKQP WUGU VYQ OCKP
NQPIKVWFKPCN OGODGTU YKVJ EQPPGEVKPI DWNMJGCFU VQ 5RCTU OC[ DG OCFG QH OGVCN YQQF QT EQORQUKVG OCVGTKCNU
HWTPKUJ CFFKVKQPCN UVTGPIVJ CPF VQ IKXG EQPVQWT VQ VJG YKPI FGRGPFKPI QP VJG FGUKIP ETKVGTKC QH C URGEKHKE CKTETCHV
=(KIWTG ? # EQTTWICVGF UJGGV OC[ DG RNCEGF DGVYGGP 9QQFGP URCTU CTG WUWCNN[ OCFG HTQO URTWEG 6JG[ ECP DG
VJG DWNMJGCFU CPF VJG UOQQVJ QWVGT UMKP UQ VJCV VJG YKPI IGPGTCNN[ ENCUUKſGF KPVQ HQWT FKHHGTGPV V[RGU D[ VJGKT ETQUU
ECP DGVVGT ECTT[ VGPUKQP CPF EQORTGUUKQP NQCFU +P UQOG UGEVKQPCN EQPſIWTCVKQP #U UJQYP KP (KIWTG VJG[ OC[
ECUGU JGCX[ NQPIKVWFKPCN UVKHHGPGTU CTG UWDUVKVWVGF HQT VJG DG # UQNKF $ DQZ UJCRGF % RCTVN[ JQNNQY QT & KP
EQTTWICVGF UJGGVU # EQODKPCVKQP QH EQTTWICVGF UJGGVU QP VJG HQTO QH CP + DGCO .COKPCVKQP QH UQNKF YQQF URCTU KU
(KIWTG # RNCVG YGD YKPI URCT YKVJ XGTVKECN UVKHHGPGTU (KIWTG # HCKN UCHG URCT YKVJ C TKXGVGF URCT YGD
+V EQWNF CNUQ JCXG PQ UVKHHGPGTU DWV OKIJV EQPVCKP ƀCPIGF (CNUG URCTU CTG EQOOQPN[ WUGF KP YKPI FGUKIP 6JG[ CTG
JQNGU HQT TGFWEKPI YGKIJV DWV OCKPVCKPKPI UVTGPIVJ 5QOG NQPIKVWFKPCN OGODGTU NKMG URCTU DWV FQ PQV GZVGPF VJG GPVKTG
OGVCN CPF EQORQUKVG YKPI URCTU TGVCKP VJG + DGCO EQPEGRV URCPYKUG NGPIVJ QH VJG YKPI 1HVGP VJG[ CTG WUGF CU JKPIG
DWV WUG C UKPG YCXG YGD =(KIWTG ? CVVCEJ RQKPVU HQT EQPVTQN UWTHCEGU UWEJ CU CP CKNGTQP URCT
9KPI 4KDU
Sine wave web
4KDU CTG VJG UVTWEVWTCN ETQUURKGEGU VJCV EQODKPG YKVJ URCTU
CPF UVTKPIGTU VQ OCMG WR VJG HTCOGYQTM QH VJG YKPI 6JG[
Caps WUWCNN[ GZVGPF HTQO VJG YKPI NGCFKPI GFIG VQ VJG TGCT URCT
QT VQ VJG VTCKNKPI GFIG QH VJG YKPI 6JG TKDU IKXG VJG YKPI
KVU ECODGTGF UJCRG CPF VTCPUOKV VJG NQCF HTQO VJG UMKP CPF
UVTKPIGTU VQ VJG URCTU 5KOKNCT TKDU CTG CNUQ WUGF KP CKNGTQPU
GNGXCVQTU TWFFGTU CPF UVCDKNK\GTU
B 5KPEG VJG TKDU CTG NCVGTCNN[ YGCM VJG[ CTG UVTGPIVJGPGF KP UQOG
YKPIU D[ VCRGU VJCV CTG YQXGP CDQXG CPF DGNQY TKD UGEVKQPU
VQ RTGXGPV UKFGYKUG DGPFKPI QH VJG TKDU &TCI CPF CPVK FTCI
YKTGU OC[ CNUQ DG HQWPF KP C YKPI +P (KIWTG VJG[ CTG
C
UJQYP ETKUU ETQUUGF DGVYGGP VJG URCTU VQ HQTO C VTWUU VQ TGUKUV
HQTEGU CEVKPI QP VJG YKPI KP VJG FKTGEVKQP QH VJG YKPI EJQTF
6JGUG VGPUKQP YKTGU CTG CNUQ TGHGTTGF VQ CU VKG TQFU 6JG YKTG
(KIWTG 'ZCORNGU QH YKPI TKDU EQPUVTWEVGF QH YQQF FGUKIPGF VQ TGUKUV VJG DCEMYCTF HQTEGU KU ECNNGF C FTCI YKTG
VJG CPVK FTCI YKTG TGUKUVU VJG HQTYCTF HQTEGU KP VJG EJQTF
%QPVKPWQWU IWUUGVU CTG CNUQ OQTG GCUKN[ JCPFNGF VJCP VJG OCP[
FKTGEVKQP (KIWTG KNNWUVTCVGU VJG UVTWEVWTCN EQORQPGPVU
UOCNN UGRCTCVG IWUUGVU QVJGTYKUG TGSWKTGF (KIWTG % UJQYU C
QH C DCUKE YQQF YKPI
TKD YKVJ C NKIJVGP RN[YQQF YGD +V CNUQ EQPVCKPU IWUUGVU VQ
UWRRQTV VJG YGD ECR UVTKR KPVGTHCEG 6JG ECR UVTKR KU WUWCNN[
#V VJG KPDQCTF GPF QH VJG YKPI URCTU KU UQOG HQTO QH YKPI
NCOKPCVGF VQ VJG YGD GURGEKCNN[ CV VJG NGCFKPI GFIG
CVVCEJ ſVVKPI CU KNNWUVTCVGF KP (KIWTG 6JGUG RTQXKFG C
UVTQPI CPF UGEWTG OGVJQF HQT CVVCEJKPI VJG YKPI VQ VJG
# YKPI TKD OC[ CNUQ DG TGHGTTGF VQ CU C RNCKP TKD QT C OCKP TKD
HWUGNCIG 6JG KPVGTHCEG DGVYGGP VJG YKPI CPF HWUGNCIG KU
9KPI TKDU YKVJ URGEKCNK\GF NQECVKQPU QT HWPEVKQPU CTG IKXGP
QHVGP EQXGTGF YKVJ C HCKTKPI VQ CEJKGXG UOQQVJ CKTƀQY KP VJKU
PCOGU VJCV TGƀGEV VJGKT WPKSWGPGUU (QT GZCORNG TKDU VJCV
CTGC 6JG HCKTKPI U ECP DG TGOQXGF HQT CEEGUU VQ VJG YKPI
CTG NQECVGF GPVKTGN[ HQTYCTF QH VJG HTQPV URCT VJCV CTG WUGF VQ
CVVCEJ ſVVKPIU =(KIWTG ?
UJCRG CPF UVTGPIVJGP VJG YKPI NGCFKPI GFIG CTG ECNNGF PQUG
TKDU QT HCNUG TKDU (CNUG TKDU CTG TKDU VJCV FQ PQV URCP VJG GPVKTG
YKPI EJQTF YJKEJ KU VJG FKUVCPEG HTQO VJG NGCFKPI GFIG VQ
Wing tip Front spar Anti-drag wire or tire rod Drag wire or tire rod Wing attach fittings
False spar or aileron spar Rear spar Wing rib or plain rib
Aileron Aileron hinge Wing butt rib (or compression rib or bulkhead rib)
(KIWTG $CUKE YQQF YKPI UVTWEVWTG CPF EQORQPGPVU
VQ VJG VKR YKVJ EQWPVGTUWPM UETGYU CPF KU UGEWTGF VQ VJG
KPVGTURCT UVTWEVWTG CV HQWT RQKPVU YKVJ „ KPEJ FKCOGVGT DQNVU
6Q RTGXGPV KEG HTQO HQTOKPI QP VJG NGCFKPI GFIG QH VJG YKPIU QH
NCTIG CKTETCHV JQV CKT HTQO CP GPIKPG KU QHVGP EJCPPGNGF
VJTQWIJ VJG NGCFKPI GFIG HTQO YKPI TQQV VQ YKPI VKR # NQWXGT
QP VJG VQR UWTHCEG QH VJG YKPIVKR CNNQYU VJKU YCTO CKT VQ DG
GZJCWUVGF QXGTDQCTF 9KPI RQUKVKQP NKIJVU CTG NQECVGF CV VJG
EGPVGT QH VJG VKR CPF CTG PQV FKTGEVN[ XKUKDNG HTQO VJG EQEMRKV
#U CP KPFKECVKQP VJCV VJG YKPI VKR NKIJV KU QRGTCVKPI UQOG
YKPI VKRU CTG GSWKRRGF YKVJ C .WEKVG TQF VQ VTCPUOKV VJG NKIJV
VQ VJG NGCFKPI GFIG
9KPI 5MKP
1HVGP VJG UMKP QP C YKPI KU FGUKIPGF VQ ECTT[ RCTV QH VJG
(KIWTG 9KPI TQQV HCKTKPIU UOQQVJ CKTHNQY CPF JKFG YKPI ƀKIJV CPF ITQWPF NQCFU KP EQODKPCVKQP YKVJ VJG URCTU CPF
CVVCEJ HKVVKPIU TKDU 6JKU KU MPQYP CU C UVTGUUGF UMKP FGUKIP 6JG CNN OGVCN
HWNN ECPVKNGXGT YKPI UGEVKQP KNNWUVTCVGF KP (KIWTG UJQYU
6JG YKPI VKR KU QHVGP C TGOQXCDNG WPKV DQNVGF VQ VJG QWVDQCTF
VJG UVTWEVWTG QH QPG UWEJ FGUKIP 6JG NCEM QH GZVTC KPVGTPCN
GPF QH VJG YKPI RCPGN 1PG TGCUQP HQT VJKU KU VJG XWNPGTCDKNKV[
QT GZVGTPCN DTCEKPI TGSWKTGU VJCV VJG UMKP UJCTG UQOG QH VJG
QH VJG YKPI VKRU VQ FCOCIG GURGEKCNN[ FWTKPI ITQWPF JCPFNKPI
NQCF 0QVKEG VJG UMKP KU UVKHHGPGF VQ CKF YKVJ VJKU HWPEVKQP
CPF VCZKKPI (KIWTG UJQYU C TGOQXCDNG YKPI VKR HQT C
NCTIG CKTETCHV YKPI 1VJGTU CTG FKHHGTGPV 6JG YKPI VKR CUUGODN[
KU QH CNWOKPWO CNNQ[ EQPUVTWEVKQP 6JG YKPI VKR ECR KU UGEWTGF
Louver
(KIWTG 6JG UMKP KU CP KPVGITCN NQCF ECTT[KPI RCTV QH C UVTGUUGF UMKP FGUKIP
Core Skin
Skin
Constant thickness
Core
Skin
Skin
Tapered core
(KIWTG 6JG JQPG[EQOD RCPGN KU C UVCRNG KP CKTETCHV EQPUVTWEVKQP %QTGU ECP DG GKVJGT EQPUVCPV VJKEMPGUU # QT VCRGTGF $ 6CRGTGF
EQTG JQPG[EQOD RCPGNU CTG HTGSWGPVN[ WUGF CU HNKIJV EQPVTQN UWTHCEGU CPF YKPI VTCKNKPI GFIGU