Big museum, big structures
Case Study Published: 5/31/2012

Massive aramid/carbon composite sandwich panels make Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum the largest composite-clad building in the world.

Carrier-capable, all-composite external fuel tank
Case Study Published: 5/2/2011

Legacy product positions builder for a shot at an F-35 contract.

3-D woven reinforcements update
Case Study Published: 3/1/2011

Suppliers make progress toward reinforcement preforms that exhibit comparable properties in the x, y and z axes.

Future combat helmet: Promising prototype
Case Study Published: 11/1/2010

Tape laying, thermoforming methods hold hope for rapid coforming of thermoplastic shell and ballistic liner for U.S. Army’s future warfighter headgear.

Digital design, RTM update aircraft propeller
Case Study Published: 7/1/2010

Second-generation type-certified propeller delivers for Cirrus Aircraft’s SR-22 at a more affordable price.