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• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 7-1
  Chapter 7: Advanced Composite Materials › Description of Composite Structures › Laminated Structures

  Chapter 7: Advanced Composite Materials Description of Composite Structures Introduction Composite materials are becoming more important in the construction of aerospace structures ... Aircraft parts made from composite materials, such as fairings, spoilers, and flight controls, were developed during the 1960s for their weight savings over aluminum parts. New generation large aircraft are designed with all composite fuselage and wing structures…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Generalp. 7-30
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Materials, Hardware, & Processes › Nonmetallic Aircraft Materials › Composite Materials

  Composite Materials In the 1940s ... aircraft industry began to develop synthetic fibers to enhance aircraft design. Since that time, composite materials have been used more and more. When composites are mentioned, most people think of only fiberglass, or maybe graphite or aramids (Kevlar). Composites began…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 7-1
  Chapter 7: Advanced Composite Materials › Laminated Structures › Major Components of a Laminate

  aluminum and titanium are examples of isotropic materials. A fiber is the primary load carrying element of the composite material. The composite material is only strong and stiff in the direction of the fibers. Unidirectional composites have predominant mechanical properties ... nature of metals, such as aluminum and titanium. A matrix supports the fibers and bonds them together in the composite material. The matrix transfers any applied loads to the fibers, keeps the fibers in their position and chosen orientation, gives…