The MRJ Will be Later and Less-Plastic
Credit: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT
Mitsubishi Aircraft will build aluminum wing boxes for its MRJ regional jet, backing away from the ambitious plan to use composites. The company, an offshoot of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has also announced a three-month delay to the program. Composites turned out to save much less weight than...
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