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netwr · 07-28-2007, 07:47 PM

Is composite material replacing aluminum as the sole material used on future aircraft?

also, what material does the a380 use? the fuselage does not show any bare silver panels before gets painted...is it composite like the 787?

P.S. why do airlines only remove the paint off from cargo liners and not the passenger jets? Example, CX & JAL cargo, their cargo liners originally had paint on the fuselage, but most have been removed recently

if there's a really fuel-saving advantage, why don't the airlines get the paint off their pax jets as well?

07-28-2007, 07:47 PM	#1
netwr Collector Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 81	Will bare metal aircraft extinct in the future? Is composite material replacing aluminum as the sole material used on future aircraft? also, what material does the a380 use? the fuselage does not show any bare silver panels before gets painted...is it composite like the 787? P.S. why do airlines only remove the paint off from cargo liners and not the passenger jets? Example, CX & JAL cargo, their cargo liners originally had paint on the fuselage, but most have been removed recently if there's a really fuel-saving advantage, why don't the airlines get the paint off their pax jets as well?