Advances In Composites—Nix The Autoclave
Credit: Northrop Grumman
Composite airframes were important in defense systems before the Boeing 787 made them a household word. The basics of building even 80-ft.-long single-piece composite wingboxes have been conquered. The challenge now is to increase manufacturing process rates and reduce production costs, a subject of...
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