Composite Wing Box
NASA and Boeing have tested to destruction the first full-scale, stitched carbon-fiber wing structure, a process that has the potential to transform the manufacture of advanced commercial transports. The final test, which centered on a 42-ft. semi-span wing with a chord of 103 in., took place June 1...
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