With the Airbus A350 being a clean-sheet design, Airbus was able to utilize 53% composite materials. The material used is known as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP), and by utilizing this ...

Composite materials are being successfully adopted for certification and low initial rate production (LRIP) in eVTOL aircraft variants today. As demand for eVTOL grows, vehicle build rates will ...

The fire is shaping up as a key test of the safety of composite materials compared with conventional ... a 2013 fire on an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 that was parked at London’s Heathrow ...