Overview
The aerospace market is one of the largest and arguably the most important to the composites industry. Commercial aircraft, military craft, helicopters, business jets, general aviation aircraft and space craft all make substantial use of composites, both inside and outside.
Aviation Outlook: Composites in General Aviation 2011-2020
As the general aviation (GA) segment emerges from the recessionary storm clouds, GA manufacturers and the composites supply chain that supports them should see sunny days … with some clouds and a chance of rain.
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CFRP composites enable unitized structure with low-drag aerodynamics that transform aircraft performance and reduce cost.
Aviation Outlook: Composites in General Aviation 2011-2020 5/1/2012 Composites TechnologyAs the general aviation (GA) segment emerges from the recessionary storm clouds, GA manufacturers and the composites supply chain that supports them should see sunny days … with some clouds and a chance of rain.
Tooling block makes affordable patterns for new superlight aircraft 5/1/2012 Composites TechnologyTooling for a new canard-winged pusher airplane, the e-Go (e-Go Airplanes of Cambridge, U.K.), was created from patterns made of EP678 epoxy tooling block, supplied by the Advanced Engineering Materials Product Group of Trelleborg Offshore UK (Skelmersdale, Lancashire, U.K.)
Integrated, optimized aircraft door 5/1/2012 Composites TechnologyThis composites manufacturer is betting its one-piece 3-D preform and RTM process will trim weight from today’s fastener-intensive “black aluminum” aircraft doors.
Carbon fiber market: Gathering momentum 2/29/2012 Composites TechnologyAll signs point to increasing demand from many market sectors. Will capacity keep pace?
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