Steering carbon fibers and stitching together structures are part of NASA's vision for advanced composites
Composites manufacturing is proliferating through the supply chain, but the technology is far from new. Carbon fiber was introduced into aircraft production in the 1970s, and it will have taken more than 40 years of researching, testing and scaling up to reach the levels of composites manufacturing expected when the Airbus A350, Boeing 787 and Lockheed Martin F-35 reach full-rate production. So materials and structures technology now being tested in laboratories might not make a impact ...
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