Technical Paper
Adhesive Bonding of Aircraft Primary Structures
1980-09-01
801209
The Primary Adhesively Bonded Structures Technology (PABST) program conducted by McDonnell Douglas for the USAF Plight Dynamics Laboratory has broadened the horizons for future applications of adhesive bonding to aerospace structures. A major portion of this program was concerned with the use of new environmentally-resistant adhesives and primers, and an improved surface preparation involving the use of phosphoric acid anodize. This portion has been well publicized and explains past service failures and how to avoid their recurrence. This paper emphasises structural considerations.