A frequently cited statistic for Boeing's newest clean-sheet aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is that it is composed of 50% composites. While the carbon fiber reinforced materials (CFRP) do account for ...

Every high-performance composite, from a wind turbine blade to an aircraft fuselage, is only as strong as the invisible ...

The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibres, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving ...

Just one day after a major aviation player told the Seattle Times that Boeing’s proposed new 797 airplane might have a metal rather than a carbon composite fuselage, a top executive at the jetmaker ...

The aircraft remains one of the most unique aircraft in commercial aviation history.

China has produced the first composite forward fuselage prototype for the in-development CRAIC CR929 widebody. China has produced the first composite forward fuselage prototype for the in-development ...

Leonardo is nearing the end of the design phase for a pair of composite fuselage demonstrators for a future aircraft under the Green Regional Aircraft workstream of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 programme. The ...

Weight and cost reduction in the manufacturing processes and health monitoring of an aircraft fuselage are key to the competitiveness of Europe’s regional aircraft industry. Clean Sky’s Composite ...

Italian aerospace giant Leonardo is the latest addition to the impressive list of collaborators for the development of the VX4. Its expertise in composite aerostructures will be used to take this ...

The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibers, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving ...

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