Adhesive Bonding in Aircraft Structures

Abstract

Adhesive bonding is a process of joining similar or dissimilar material.Adhesive bonding of aircraft has been in use for over 70 years and still in use on current aircraft projects as a direct alternative to riveting.The cost of different shapes and the size of rivets, screws, bolts and washer are more.To overcome this, adhesive can be used.Bonding of metallic honeycomb to skins for elevators, ailerons, tabs and spoilers and of stringers to skins for both fuselage and wing construction are the main uses for adhesives.This paper introduces the use of adhesive bonding on commercial aircraft and how the adhesive materials developed.