Low-Fatigue Material
After 25 years in the laboratory, the Dutch-developed Glare material is getting its first production use as primary structure in the A380 fuselage. The material is made of alternating layers of aluminum and fiberglass bonded together, which gives the name Glare (GLAss fiber REinforced aluminum). Its...
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