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The development of the composite material engine nacelle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

H. W. Bennett
H. W. Bennett*
Affiliation:
Rolls-Royce Limited
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Design studies have shown that the successful application of carbon fibre composites to suitable components in the RB 211 engine nacelle could achieve initially a weight saving of 200 to 250 kg per power plant.

In the future the employment of the long mixed flow nacelle, and possibly higher by-pass ratio cycles, aimed at optimising engine design for maximum fuel and operating economy, will emphasise even further the need for lightweight nacelle structures.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 84 , Issue 834 , July 1980 , pp. 209 - 213
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1980 

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