Aerospace
Out-of-autoclave prepreg enables concept sports car
After nine years and an investment of more than $1 million (Aus), Autohorizon's (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) FR-1, a two-seat roadster concept car, hand built with carbon fiber composites, has made its debut.
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Composite fuselage helps HondaJet upend biz-jet market
CFRP composites enable unitized structure with low-drag aerodynamics that transform aircraft performance and reduce cost.
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Aviation Outlook: Composites in General Aviation 2011-2020
As the general aviation (GA) segment emerges from the recessionary storm clouds, GA manufacturers and the composites supply chain that supports them should see sunny days … with some clouds and a chance of rain.
Read MoreGeneral aviation composites: From fairings to fuselages
Market forecaster Chris Red sketches general aviation's long history with composites.
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Automotive CFRP: Repair or replace?
As more carbon composites are used on structural car components, how will crash damage be assessed and repairs be made?
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Growth opportunities: Materials innovation will drive composites usage to new heights
Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar of Lucintel (Dallas, Texas) predicts double-digit growth for the composites market in the next five years.
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Tooling block makes affordable patterns for new superlight aircraft
Tooling for a new canard-winged pusher airplane, the e-Go (e-Go Airplanes of Cambridge, U.K.), was created from patterns made of EP678 epoxy tooling block, supplied by the Advanced Engineering Materials Product Group of Trelleborg Offshore UK (Skelmersdale, Lancashire, U.K.)
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Integrated, optimized aircraft door
This composites manufacturer is betting its one-piece 3-D preform and RTM process will trim weight from today’s fastener-intensive “black aluminum” aircraft doors.
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Commercial ground transport: A very present opportunity
Industry consultant Bob Lacovara, principal at Convergent Composites (Perkasie, Pa.) and the former technical director of the American Composites Manufacturers Assn., argues for an automotive sector composites-for-metal conversion harvest in the ripe-for-picking Class 8 truck category.
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Sailing the sea with composite wings
Autonomous sailing vessel patrols with patented WingSail technology.
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