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Airbus Thermoplastic Applications - Present and Future - PART 2 of 2 by Gary F. Turner, TRC - Munich, Special Correspondent.
Advanced Materials & Composites News, April, 2003
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Applications - existing and developing Primary Structure is the ultimate challenge, with demanding performance requirements. Still, thermoplastics such as PEEK compare favorably in this respect with 180[degrees]C curing thermosets such as toughened epoxies. Airbus France successfully introduced TP ribs for the all-composite keel beam primary structure, in the process achieving a weight savings of 500 kg (1,200 lbs) versus the metal baseline version of this large and unique structure.
A look at secondary structures finds numerous applications already produced in TP ...
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