Drive To Reduce Costs Pushes Composites Use In Airlifters
Credit: NASA
Use of composite structures in military airlifters lags that in commercial airliners, in part because of lingering concerns over affordability and durability. But with cost critical to development of the next generation of transports, advanced materials and manufacturing techniques are essential...
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