Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: rednesss
Yes, but the last time I checked, Indy cars don’t fly through hail at 600 MPH, or go through thunderstorms and get hit by lightning etc......

The F-18 and F-22 both fly in a pretty nasty environment... and both have more than 20% of their structural material made from composite material.

57 posted on 09/18/2007 2:19:31 PM PDT by So Cal Rocket
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 56 | View Replies ]


To: So Cal Rocket

50 percent of the Dreamliner is composite, including major structural elements like the fuselage, wings, and tail. One seats 1 passenger, the other 300. The 787’s pricetag is $150 mil per plane, the F-22 is currently running $361 mil per plane. I hope the disparate prices reflect the F-22 being a more robust airframe, although I doubt it.


58 posted on 09/18/2007 2:57:03 PM PDT by rednesss (Fred Thompson - 2008)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 57 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson