Air Force Research Laboratory, Associates Improve Processes for Fabricating Aircraft Engine Inlet Ducts
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news:
Aircraft engine inlet ducts provide the engine compressor with a constant supply of air to prevent the compressor from stalling. Since the inlet is directly exposed to the impacting airflow, it must create as little drag as possible. The smallest gap in airflow supply can cause major engine problems as well as significant . . .
Aircraft engine inlet ducts provide the engine compressor with a constant supply of air to prevent the compressor from stalling. Since the inlet is directly exposed to the impacting airflow, it must create as little drag as possible. The smallest gap in airflow supply can cause major engine problems as well as significant . . .