European Project Tackles Composites Assembly Hurdle To Production Ramp-up

Composites have been a leap forward in performance for commercial aircraft, but a step backward for production costs. Advances made as the industry moved from riveting together sheet metal to machining complex parts from solid blocks of alloy have been surrendered in pursuit of saving weight...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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