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.
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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Tried-and-true materials thrive, but new approaches and new forms designed to process faster are entering the marketplace.
SpeedNews Aviation Suppliers Conferences 2013 report 5/1/2013 Composites TechnologyAircraft industry publication SpeedNews drew 540 delegates to its back-to-back aviation suppliers conferences, held March 4-6 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (Beverly Hills, Calif.). Here's HPC's take on the proceedings.
Building a better tail boom 5/1/2013 Composites TechnologyOut-of-autoclave carbon fiber/thermoplastic demonstrator is a 30 percent lighter drop-in replacement for an existing aluminum design.
U.S. crew and cargo candidate takes shape with composites 5/1/2013 Composites TechnologyCrew-capable Dream Chaser to enable ISS transport missions from U.S.
Pierce County trains skilled workers through collaborative curriculum building 5/1/2013 Composites TechnologyBruce Kendall, the president and CEO of the private, nonprofit Economic Development Board (EDB) for Tacoma-Pierce County (Wash.), reports on the success of a collaborative training curriculum development program that produces skilled workersfor the aerospace industry.
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