1 00:00:08,870 --> 00:00:06,309 [Music] 2 00:00:10,070 --> 00:00:08,880 hi I'm Vince whitfill with a NASA 3 00:00:13,220 --> 00:00:10,080 scientific and technical information 4 00:00:14,990 --> 00:00:13,230 program today we're at NASA Langley 5 00:00:17,359 --> 00:00:15,000 Research Center where some of NASA's 6 00:00:19,790 --> 00:00:17,369 best are working to advance and develop 7 00:00:21,830 --> 00:00:19,800 new technologies to improve our everyday 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:21,840 lives and even benefit all of 9 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:25,050 humankind's did you know NASA has been 10 00:00:29,630 --> 00:00:26,670 contributing to the advancement of the 11 00:00:31,310 --> 00:00:29,640 aviation industry for decades some of 12 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:31,320 these environments include damage 13 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:33,690 tolerant fan casings glass cockpits 14 00:00:38,569 --> 00:00:36,630 icing detection and even grood runways 15 00:00:40,490 --> 00:00:38,579 which have improved aircraft tire 16 00:00:43,549 --> 00:00:40,500 friction performance in wet conditions 17 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:43,559 by as much as 300 percent a green 18 00:00:47,450 --> 00:00:45,180 related technology that was developed 19 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:47,460 and tested here at NASA Langley is Apple 20 00:00:52,670 --> 00:00:49,710 Trudy's rod stitched efficient unitized 21 00:00:54,439 --> 00:00:52,680 structure or Perseus the stitches in 22 00:00:56,180 --> 00:00:54,449 Perseus structures are used to join 23 00:00:58,189 --> 00:00:56,190 lightweight composite material layers 24 00:01:00,279 --> 00:00:58,199 together to help in the development of 25 00:01:02,420 --> 00:01:00,289 lighter damaged tolerant aircraft 26 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:02,430 traditionally aircraft components are 27 00:01:06,590 --> 00:01:04,170 held together using rivets and bolts 28 00:01:08,359 --> 00:01:06,600 this requires that holes be drilled into 29 00:01:09,950 --> 00:01:08,369 components which increases the 30 00:01:12,609 --> 00:01:09,960 likelihood that cracks can develop and 31 00:01:14,570 --> 00:01:12,619 pose other safety concerns over time 32 00:01:16,249 --> 00:01:14,580 Perseus would allow aircraft to be 33 00:01:18,469 --> 00:01:16,259 constructed without these fasteners 34 00:01:21,109 --> 00:01:18,479 which would assist in a lighter and 35 00:01:22,820 --> 00:01:21,119 stronger final product this reduced 36 00:01:25,130 --> 00:01:22,830 weight structure could help allow jet 37 00:01:28,249 --> 00:01:25,140 engines to burn less fuel therefore 38 00:01:29,990 --> 00:01:28,259 making it safer and greener to fly for 39 00:01:32,569 --> 00:01:30,000 more detailed information about NASA's 40 00:01:34,670 --> 00:01:32,579 Perseus composite design you can find 41 00:01:36,679 --> 00:01:34,680 the conference paper titled development 42 00:01:39,050 --> 00:01:36,689 of the Perseus multi Bey pressure box 43 00:01:42,980 --> 00:01:39,060 for a hybrid wing body vehicle on the 44 00:01:44,810 --> 00:01:42,990 nasa technical report server or mtrs the 45 00:01:46,999 --> 00:01:44,820 NT RS is one of the world's largest 46 00:01:49,130 --> 00:01:47,009 repositories of aerospace STI and 47 00:01:51,460 --> 00:01:49,140 features records dating from the NACA 48 00:01:54,230 --> 00:01:51,470 era to today's cutting edge research 49 00:02:04,050 --> 00:01:54,240 that's all for today thanks for watching