• RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Well at this point we’re talking fundamental properties, yeah, CF is stronger in tension than steel or aluminum, for less weight.

    I guess the crux of my argument is that details like layup and such are critically important, mainly cuz the applied force cannot accidentally be permitted to focus on a small area and break the fibers there, repeat repeat repeat, progressively destroying that part.

    At least metals are generally consistent in their properties in multiple directions. I’d need a lot of reassurance, technically, before I flew on anything with a fully carbon wing, particularly as the wing ages.