Adhesives
Repair Of Infrastructure With Composites
Composites prove their mettle in large, demanding repairs and rehab.
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The craft of aircraft repair
As the use of composites on commercial and military aircraft grows, repair facilities seek more science in what remains a primarily manual art.
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Autoclavable foam core resists bucking and shortens production cycle on launch vehicle interstage
The February 26 launch of the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement (MTSAT-1R) communications satellite in Japan was successfully accomplished by the H-IIA No. 7 launch vehicle, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The H-IIA is Japan's heavy rocket, first launched in 2001. Many of
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Shared material databases: The next chapter
John Tomblin, Ph.D., is the executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University in Kansas. For 10 years, he has worked in the area of general aviation material qualification and, primarily as chairman of NASA's Advanced General Aviation Transport Experiments (AGATE)
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Nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanocomposites
The first generation of nanofillers is emerging from R&D into commercial application in composites.
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Inside-the-box thinking pays off for Honda
New Ridgeline pickup features innovative composite box with first-ever molded-in trunk.
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Blast protection for large structures
Hardening of public buildings against terrorist threats represents a potentially huge market for antiballistic composites.
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At the top and still climbing
Trek Bicycles' OCLV manufacturing method shortens cycle times and optimizes compaction in molded carbon fiber-bike frame components.
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Composites take off ... in some civil helicopters
Slowed by certification requirements, composites nevertheless are finding their way into the fuselages and rotor blades of commercial helicopters.
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