Two‐Spar Wing Stress Analysis: A Theory Giving a Reasonable Approximation to the Stress‐Distribution in a Skin‐Covered Plane

Abstract

THE mathematically exact determination of the stress distribution in a two‐spar skin‐covered wing is, in the present state of knowledge, an impossibility, and is in fact quite unnecessary, since only a reasonable approximation is required. The theory outlined in this article will, it is hoped, give a reasonable approximation for a reasonable amount of work, while taking into account as many variables as possible.

Citation

Goodey, W.J. (1941), "Two‐Spar Wing Stress Analysis: A Theory Giving a Reasonable Approximation to the Stress‐Distribution in a Skin‐Covered Plane", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 13 No. 6, pp. 150-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb030780