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dhinesht
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Welding for Aircraft

07/19/2010 5:22 AM

What type of welding is suitable for aircraft? (gas welding, arc,spot welding)? Otherwise is it a molded one?
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Re: Welding for Aircraft

07/19/2010 10:37 AM

Welding on airplanes is best left to the experts. I'm not one, although I've done some welding in the past. I'm almost sure that you are not a welder nor a pilot.

It's sort of like asking someone how much something costs. If you have to ask, you can't afford it. You can't afford to work on an airplane if you are not a certified A&P mechanic with welding tickets.

Leave it to the experts!
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Re: Welding for Aircraft

07/19/2010 3:56 PM

Now days glue and double-sided tape are quite common. No, this is not a joke!

Can you please provide more information? Are you talking about structural welding or joining?

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07/19/2010 4:19 PM

Please, not glue. Adhesive.

Beechcraft Starship, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and all of Scaled Composite's products make extensive use of non-metallic composites.
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07/19/2010 8:33 PM

Please, not glue. Adhesive.

That all depends on what your definition of "aircraft" is (passenger or model). Mind you, adhesive inspires more confidence in the structural integrity of a joint than glue.

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Re: Welding for Aircraft

07/19/2010 11:40 PM

The Lockheed P-3 Orion has a lot of spotwelding both Class A and B used in such areas as the Nacelle Longerons which are stainless steel and the Vertical Stabilizer Leading Edge Fillet which is aluminum.

On the B-1B the Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizers had sinewave beams made of Titanium 6Al-4V which were stitch welded using SMAW in a weld box that was filled with argon gas.

Welding on aircraft is very high tech and requires a lot of process development, qualification, and certification.

The above is based on experience over the last 25 years.
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07/27/2010 4:30 AM

thank you for your response...
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