Aerowerx
Well-Known Member
I was looking at the Euler equation for the critical force on a column.
My intention was to get an idea of the required size of tubing for a nose gear strut (and maybe wing struts, too).
As a first approximation, say you have a 1.5 inch outside diameter 6061-t6 tube, 18 inch long, with 1000 lb end load, how thick does the wall have to be?
When working the Euler formula backwards, I came up with about 0.030 inches (about 1/32 inch).
Is this reasonable? Seems incredibly small to me.
My intention was to get an idea of the required size of tubing for a nose gear strut (and maybe wing struts, too).
As a first approximation, say you have a 1.5 inch outside diameter 6061-t6 tube, 18 inch long, with 1000 lb end load, how thick does the wall have to be?
When working the Euler formula backwards, I came up with about 0.030 inches (about 1/32 inch).
Is this reasonable? Seems incredibly small to me.
