Will Aluminum-Lithium Beat Composites for Narrow Body Airliners?
This analysis was posted on GLG News October 18th, and is reproduced here for our readers. Views: 270
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No CSeries Orders at Farnborough – No Need for Panic
I published an analysis on the lack of CSeries orders at Farnborough on GLGNews today, and have added graphical data to that article for our Air Insight blog readers. As posted before the show on this blog, Air Insight did…
Aluminum Alloys to Challenge Composites?
Aluminum manufacturer Alcan, a division of Rio Tinto PLC, has announced new aluminum alloys under the brand name AirWare that are lighter in weight and can compete with carbon fiber composite materials. With composites gaining a significant share of the…