KAI Says 13% Of KF-X Is Composite

KF-X mockup in 2019.
Credit: Bradley Perrett/AW&ST
SEOUL, BEIJING—Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic accounts for 13% of the weight of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, the manufacturer said. Carbon-fiber parts include the mainplane skins, flaperons, tail plane, fin, rudder and rear fuselage, KAI said in its company magazine. Frames...

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