It would be difficult to find somebody in our industry that has not read the headlines. The headlines involved a major aerospace company and a bold new commercial airliner. This aircraft was notorious in our industry because of a major commitment to extensive use of lightweight composites to gain economic advantage. Much has been reported about the airframe, the wings, lightning strike strategies, the new manufacturing requirements and a host of other connections to the composite structure. Somewhere in the reporting, a significant part of the story was lost on most of the public, including many in our industry.
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