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Re: Effects of Temperature Change
In Response To: Re: Effects of Temperature Change ()

: Actually, the skin on supersonic aircraft is
: titanium because the higher melting point of
: Ti over Al gives it better creep resisitance
: ( resistance to softening under constant
: load). This is potentially an issue whenever
: you exceed about .5 of the melting temp in
: absolute degrees. In any case, the skin on
: supersonic aircraft gets quite hot as a
: result of "friction" with the air
: at extreme speeds. It is quite remarkable
: how hot it can be. I recall flying on the
: Concorde and noticing that the window felt
: hot at the 1500 mph or so. If the speed gets
: high enough, negligible friction is not all
: that negligible even in cold high altitute
: conditions.

Oh, I forgot, what aircraft is steel? They're aluminum for the superior stiffness to density ratio. Steel is much too dense for either airframe or skin applications.

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