Adding Lightness
Credit: EADS
Materials get weight-saving makeovers Familiar materials are getting a new look as the drive to cut aircraft weight and cost continues. These include carbon fibers deliberately broken to make it easier to form complex parts, and structures made from magnesium—a super-light metal once shunned because...
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