Static and Dynamic Analysis, F-14A Boron Horizontal Stabilizer

A static stress analysis and a dynamic modal analysis of the horizontal stabilizer of the F-14A aircraft has been conducted at the Naval Air Development Center employing the NASTRAN program. The structural model contains 1518 elements including bars, rods, shear panels and orthotropic and isotropic membrane elements with 1357 degrees of freedom. Static deflection and stresses, including thermal stresses, under maximum load at room and at elevated temperatures are calculated and results are in good agreement with experimental data. Through application of "Guyan Reduction" the number of degrees of freedom used in the dynamic analysis is reduced to 137 . The frequencies and mode shapes for the first two modes are obtained .