Case Study Published: 9/1/2011
Over the next few years, NASA and The Boeing Co. (Chicago, Ill.) will build larger and more elaborate pressurized passenger cabin structures for future blended-wing airliners.
Carrier-capable, all-composite external fuel tankCase Study Published: 5/2/2011
Legacy product positions builder for a shot at an F-35 contract.
Besting Big Ben: A Marvel in MakkahCase Study Published: 9/30/2010
Composite design makes possible the world’s largest clock and tallest clock tower.
F1-inspired MonoCell: Racing safety for the roadCase Study Published: 8/31/2010
Resin transfer molding makes CFRP passenger cell mass-producible for new model supercar.
Blades? Yes! Towers ... maybeCase Study Published: 7/30/2010
Although steel dominates the utility-scale wind turbine tower market, height increases, on- and offshore, are shifting the wind toward composites.
Residential construction breakthrough: Composites find a homeCase Study Published: 3/16/2010
Composite materials get the go-ahead for an unconventional but code-compliant California house.
Urban turbine redesign taps benefits of additive fabricationCase Study Published: 6/18/2009
Michael R. LeGault details efforts to produce an anti-icing system for “small-wind” vertical-axis wind turbine blades.
787 integrates new composite wing deicing systemCase Study Published: 12/30/2008
The composite wing leading edge on Boeing’s Dreamliner features an integrated heating element that incorporates a sprayed metal conductive layer within the laminate stack.
