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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1960

Page

8

Planes Tested In Wright Facility To Detect Aircraft Flaws

Dayton Ohio report describes the Structures Test Facility at Wright Air Development Division where saboteurs on the Air Force side test planes like the B 58 bomber. They apply extreme aerodynamic loads and heat to replicas to find structural weaknesses and fatigue limits before service. The huge hangar houses a 260 by 170 by eight-story space where the B 58 is suspended and subjected to simulated flight forces.

Dayton Ohio Air Air Force Wright Air Development Division

Engineers test winged craft under simulated flight stress

In a test facility engineers simulate flight stresses on winged aircraft and components. Hydractic systems apply air pressures to keep aircraft aloft while allowing pitch roll and yaw. Tests also cover liquid oxygen tanks of Atlas and Thor missiles using stress levels near the worst expected in real flight aided by high speed computers to detect weaknesses before structural failure.

Atlas Thor

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