ATK: Alliant Techsystems has delivered a technological first to NASA: a full-scale, crew module structure made of composite materials. The Composite Crew Module (CCM) is a unique capsule design ...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular AC 20-107A, Composite Aircraft Structure, issued in 1984 provides updated guidance material for use in demonstrating compliance with the ...

Fatigue testing of composites Fatigue testing may be performed at multiple points during the design of a composite structure. A focus on small-specimen level fatigue test methods, however, suggests a ...