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Composite materials have been used in aviation and aircraft
manufacturing for decades. There were used in civil and military aircraft
primarily on secondary surfaces. What exactly are composite materials??
Composite materials are a combination of carbon or glass
fibers with epoxy. Being light in weight, it adds to the performance of the
aircraft in weighing less and effecting less fuel burn and increasing range and
payload. They are known to have poor bearing strength as compared to metals.
Notable failure of composite in aviation is the carbon composite tile failure
on shuttle Columbia.
So far A320, A380 and B777 have been on the forefront of
composite revolution with B787 taking the honors for being the first civil
airliner to have more than 50% of total structural weight attributed to
composites. Airbus answer A350 is slated to be in the same
category with over 50% composite composition.
Safety concerns have been raised on the composition of
composite material in airliners. Regulatory requirements are being put into place to have stringent operational and
maintenance requirements to counter safety apprehensions.
Use of composites would continue to increase as the industry
transitions from a predominantly metal composition to composite combinations.
Where do you see the industry in the next decade or so in use of composite
materials in aircraft???
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