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MerrilGordon · Post by **MerrilGordon** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:35 am

So carbon fiber is a little high for custom body work lately ?
Check this out.

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/ge ... n/3478111/

No wonder !

Merril
787 High Lift Systems

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:21 pm

Great, finally the production of carbon fibre is going to be upped, will be lower prices in the end I think.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:52 pm

Very interesting Merril,thanks.

Anyone know what the fatigue strength is in this application?
I dont know too much about cf..

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:59 pm

Fatigue? Certainly it can't possibly be worse then aluminium...

MALDI · Post by **MALDI** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:03 am

The big problem with all composites is detection of imminent failure whether it be chronic (fatigue) or acute (catastrophic). The US military has done most of the work in this area. It looks as if the commercial side and the FAA are satisfied that sub-par components can be detected and removed from service. I sure hope they are right!

MR2 Zig · Post by **MR2 Zig** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:45 pm

As I understand it the sub par parts take themselves out of service...A friend that is a United A&P said the've had several ocations of nacelle panels falling off and at least 1 in flight (airbus aircraft, he told me what model, it was only one model, but i forgot)

scott

MerrilGordon · Post by **MerrilGordon** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:45 am

Mats or Barry,
I've got a spare ticket to the big rah rah show offical roll-out.
One of you want to go

Merril

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:07 pm

I have a frind in pilot training in the US right now, he would probably be very interested!

And yes, he is a transaxle nut too, pretty wild 75 3.0 in the garage.

Greg Gordon · Post by **Greg Gordon** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:40 pm

I suspect that carbon fiber will hold up really well. Not that it matters to us freight pilots, we only get planes after the passenger airlines have all the bugs and defects worked out.

Greg Gordon · Post by **Greg Gordon** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:41 pm

OK, now that was weird. I just realized what number post that was. (ie, at the time I posted it the number was 777)

Where all your carbon fiber is going.