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<blockquote data-quote="Grey Havoc" data-source="post: 157800" data-attributes="member: 3562">Came across this yesterday in an old SBIR (Defense Small Business Innovation Research) document from March 1986: <blockquote>SUBMITTED BY&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; DEPT-----------------&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -------ABARIS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; NAVY125 CATRON DRRENO, NV 89512CONTRACT NUMBER:WILLIAM L MURPHYTITLE:ASSESSMENT OF FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS FOR COMBATANT SUBMARINESTRUCTURESTOPIC# 50&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; OFFICE: NAVSEATHE PRESSURE HULL OF A COMBATANT SUBMARINE WOULD BENEFIT FROM THECHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITES, AND THUS IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THEAPPLICATION OF THESE MATERIALS. THE TWO CANDIDATE MATERIAL SYSTEMSARE THERMOSETS AND THERMOPLASTICS. THE PROJECT IS TO CONDUCTPRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDIES OF THE PRIMARY HULL STRUCTURE, FRAMES,JOINTS, PENETRATIONS, AND ATTACHMENTS USING GRAPHITE FIBERS ANDPOLYETHERETHERKETON (PEEK) RESIN. DESIGNS WILL BE ANALYZED FORSTRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE. A SCALE CANDIDATE HULL SECTION WILL BESELECTED, A DETAIL DESIGN CONDUCTED, AND TEST HULL SCALE SECTIONSWILL BE BUILT. A TEST PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND A TEST FIXTUREBUILT AND INSTRUMENTED. TESTS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND RESULTSDOCUMENTED. PLAN FOR THE WORK OF A DEMONSTRATION AND VALIDATIONPHASE LEADING TO A MILESTONE II AND FULL SCALE ENGINEERINGDEVELOPMENT IS OFFERED AS AN OPTIONAL TASK.</blockquote></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grey Havoc, post: 157800, member: 3562"] Came across this yesterday in an old SBIR (Defense Small Business Innovation Research) document from March 1986: [quote] SUBMITTED BY DEPT ----------------- ------- ABARIS NAVY 125 CATRON DR RENO, NV 89512 CONTRACT NUMBER: WILLIAM L MURPHY TITLE: ASSESSMENT OF FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS FOR COMBATANT SUBMARINE STRUCTURES TOPIC# 50 OFFICE: NAVSEA THE PRESSURE HULL OF A COMBATANT SUBMARINE WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITES, AND THUS IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THE APPLICATION OF THESE MATERIALS. THE TWO CANDIDATE MATERIAL SYSTEMS ARE THERMOSETS AND THERMOPLASTICS. THE PROJECT IS TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY DESIGN STUDIES OF THE PRIMARY HULL STRUCTURE, FRAMES, JOINTS, PENETRATIONS, AND ATTACHMENTS USING GRAPHITE FIBERS AND POLYETHERETHERKETON (PEEK) RESIN. DESIGNS WILL BE ANALYZED FOR STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE. A SCALE CANDIDATE HULL SECTION WILL BE SELECTED, A DETAIL DESIGN CONDUCTED, AND TEST HULL SCALE SECTIONS WILL BE BUILT. A TEST PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND A TEST FIXTURE BUILT AND INSTRUMENTED. TESTS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND RESULTS DOCUMENTED. PLAN FOR THE WORK OF A DEMONSTRATION AND VALIDATION PHASE LEADING TO A MILESTONE II AND FULL SCALE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT IS OFFERED AS AN OPTIONAL TASK.[/quote] [/QUOTE]

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