Wing Structure Endurance Tests
DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Airbus has successfully completed fatigue and endurance tests, simulating 90,000 flights, of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) wing and wing box. The structures were based on a 100-seat aircraft with a take-off weight of 40-50 tons. DASA Airbus engineers said that in...
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