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Why the Airbus A350's carbon fiber fuselage makes it nearly impossible to repair after a hard landing

Airbus built the A350XWB with approximately 53% composite materials by weight, allowing airlines like Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways, and Singapore Airlines to reduce fuel burn by roughly 25% compared ...
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Leonardo to build composite turboprop fuselage demonstrators

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 ...