On the eve of the JEC Composites exhibition, Air & Cosmos reports on the path taken

On the eve of the JEC Composites exhibition, Air & Cosmos reports on the path takenby Boeing and Airbus towards composite materials. According to Roland Thevenin,composite expert at Airbus, the share of structural composite materials will account for 53%of the A350 XWB primary structures. The article emphasizes how Airbus has beenprogressively introducing composites in its airplanes – regarding the A350 XWB, the majorchoices have already been done, it’s just about details now, Airbus says.
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