Plastics for Leakproof Fuel Tanks: Details of a Method of Sealing Integral Tanks

Abstract

FOLLOWING the initial development of Convair's delta‐winged aircraft, a new concept of fuel tank design became imperative because it is necessary to use every available cubic inch of space for fuel storage in relatively thin wings.

Citation

Spurgeon, J.R. (1958), "Plastics for Leakproof Fuel Tanks: Details of a Method of Sealing Integral Tanks", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 112-113. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb032954