Carbon Fibers
SpaceShip Two prepares for first spaceflight
Virgin Galactic prepares its vehicles, pilots, team and facilities with rigorous pre-flight checks and objectives before the flight which will be carried out later this fall.
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Bridging the gap between CFRP and CMC
Novel composites offer performance up to 1000°C with faster processing.
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Techsil, Panacol offer Vitralit adhesive for filament winding
The transparent one-component epoxy adhesive and curing system is ideal for carbon fiber or glass fiber filament winding.
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VABO Composites completes composite superstructure for superyacht
The contracted project to develop a composite superstructure for a Dutch builder’s superyacht resulted in more than 40% weight savings.
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Automated aerocomposites production: Liquid molding or welded thermoplastic?
Two materials and process approaches are demonstrated for CFRP bulkhead production.
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Clean Sky project completes carbon fiber canopy structure for RACER demonstrator
Coordinated by Airbus Helicopter, the canopy structure was designed and manufactured to optimize low aerodynamic drag and meet bird strike requirements.
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Potez Aéronautique develops composite doors for Alice aircraft
Potez will supply a set of main passenger access doors, baggage doors and emergency doors, due for delivery in the first quarter of 2021, and ahead of the aircraft’s first flight.
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Boom rolls out supersonic test aircraft XB-1
Highlighting a 71-foot-long fuselage, carbon fiber composite airframe and a host of other notable features, the demonstrator will now be headed for its ground test program and a 100% carbon-neutral flight test in 2021.
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Teijin carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics qualified for aerospace applications
Collins Aerospace deemed Teijin Ltd.’s Tenax thermoplastic woven fabric and consolidated laminate materials suitable for large-scale production of structural components.
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Composite aerostructures in the emerging urban air mobility market
In the not too distant future, point-to-point, limited-distance, piloted and autonomous air travel for people and cargo will be the norm. Composites will make it possible.
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