Leonardo is nearing the end of the design phase for a pair of composite fuselage demonstrators for a future aircraft under the Green Regional Aircraft workstream of the EU’s Clean Sky 2 programme. The ...

A phenomenon known as barely visible impact damage makes composite aircraft like the A350 much more difficult to repair after ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a ...

Considering that theBoeing 787 was the first airliner to have an airframe primarily made from composite materials, and has been in service since 2011, it may puzzle readers to learn that the much ...

Weight and cost reduction in the manufacturing processes and health monitoring of an aircraft fuselage are key to the competitiveness of Europe’s regional aircraft industry. Clean Sky’s Composite ...

Composite fuselage barrel sections developed to prove the manufacturing concepts for the Boeing 787 are to be used for training mechanics following the successful completion of initial testing.

WICHITA, Kan. — Spirit AeroSystems has rolled out the first composite fuselage for the industry’s largest heavy-lift development effort, the Sikorsky CH-53K, planting the Kansas fuselage specialist ...

Just one day after a major aviation player told the Seattle Times that Boeing’s proposed new 797 airplane might have a metal rather than a carbon composite fuselage, a top executive at the jetmaker ...

Airbus is moving to a composite fuselage for the first time, as the manufacturer launches its new A350 long range jet; the fuselage skin will be made up of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP).

In what would be a radical change of course for the company, Airbus may switch to a composite fuselage for its next new jetliner. It would mark the sixth time that Airbus has changed plans as it ...

The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibers, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving ...