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Composites In Aerospace: A Maintenance Primer

  • The Boeing 787 production line in Everett Washington. The use of advanced composite materials when manufacturing new-generation aircraft has dramatically increased to include major structural...

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    Black colored carbon fiber cloth and lighter colored fiberglass cloth

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    Black colored carbon fiber laminate and lighter colored fiberglass laminate.

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    Example of a typical foam core sandwich panel.

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    Example of a typical honeycomb core sandwich panel.

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National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR): “The use of composites in modern aircraft designs is accelerating and will underpin a quadrupling of the aerospace composites market over the next 20 years.” While the many benefits of composite aircraft construction continue to be extolled in the press, it is human nature which makes it difficult for us to accept the unfamiliar or unknown. Despite the incredible advancement and growth of composites in aerospace over the past 20 years, many...
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