This article started with a review on the evolutionary history of airworthiness regulations.
Requirements for Durability and Damage Tolerance designs in current airworthiness …

The static strength and fatigue crack resistance of the aircraft skin structures depend on the
materials used and joint type. Most of the commercial aircraft's skin panel structures are …

This thesis investigates the mechanical characterization of Variable Stiffness Composites,
also known as Variable Angle Tow (VAT) composites. These materials are gaining …

22 the opposite (albeit over a significant period of time), as long-term interest by the aircraft
industry has cultivated a body of research that spans not only hundreds of investigations, but …

The components of an aircraft such as the frame, fuselage, wings, stabilizers, etc. are the so-
called aircraft structures. They are usually made from a combination of materials including …