787

[den]

Boeing 787 sure is a nice looking plane.

Comments

[klishnor.livejournal.com]

I wonder if there is such a thing as "composite fatigue."'

Just about any material can fail due to fatigue fracturing.

Composites should be more resistant, but will probably not show signs of imminent failure as well as the more traditional materials.

[hafoc.livejournal.com]

Or at least not until 20-30 years of experience tells the techs what the signs of impending fracture are.

[jamesb]

Well ... When it comes to composite aircraft parts, we already know the signs of post "impending fracture" ...