Boeing Persuage Material Analysis

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1. Fuselage Material Analysis for the Boeing 737-800
The Boeing is a narrow-body, twinjet airliner with family models that can accommodate a passenger capacity of 45-215 people. Currently, only the next generation variants (737-700, 737-800, and 737-900ER) are being assembled. This analysis delves into the fuselage material for Boeing 737 -800 (capacity ≈ 184 passengers).
The first unit of Boeing 737-800 was delivered in June 2010 to Luxair Luxembourg Airlines (“Aerospace Technology,” 2018). The fuselage of the Boeing 737s production is typically fail-safe aluminum. The design extends to high corrosion and damage-resistant fuselage skin fabricated …show more content…

The aluminum-graphite blended 8 ft. winglet enhanced the performance capabilities of the aircraft in terms of savings in fuel consumption as well as additional payload (up to ≈ 6,000 lbs). Hapag-Lloyd Flug Airline flew the first winglet fabricated Boeing 737-800 in 2001 (“Aerospace Technology,” 2018). Other components in the design, such as nacelles attached to the rear engine were built from glass-fiber composites, Kevlar, and graphite. Nonstressed components, such as fin tips, fuselage fairings attached to the flap actuators, and the nose cone are built using carbon fiber-reinforced plastics and glass (“Aerospace Technology,” 2018). These materials were incorporated in order to achieve a lower weight, save fuel, and reduce emissions to 30% below the UN standards. In addition, they were designed to achieve the lowest passenger kilometer consumption index class to below 5 m (“The Institute of Materials,” …show more content…

In addition, the integrity of the underlying metal is unaffected by paint chips (“The Institute of Materials,” n.d.). Further, the effect of sunlight-induced ultraviolet degradation is minimal. Signal transmission and reception is maximized by the high thermal conductivity of the metal. The latter also saves on complexity in fabrication and weight issues since a single-wire electrical system can be utilized (Whetstone, 1999). Moreover, the material requires less filling and sanding activities, thus enabling the designers to predetermine the smoothness of the

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