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Archer enters into agreement with FACC for key eVTOL production aircraft elements
FACC, known for its track record in composite aerostructure fabrication, will supply key fuselage and wing elements for the aircraft, in order to achieve target range and payload capabilities.
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AIR ONE two-seater eVTOL achieves first hover tests
AIR’s all-electric personal air mobility vehicle, which incorporates composites in structural and aesthetic components, is expected to deliver its first vehicles by 2024.
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Carbon fiber in pressure vessels for hydrogen
The emerging H2 economy drives tank development for aircraft, ships and gas transport.
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Overair's Butterfly eVTOL prototype to integrate composites-intensive design
Aiming for first flight tests in the latter half of 2023, Overair’s Butterfly aircraft uses Toray carbon fiber/epoxy prepreg strategically to cut weight on its battery-powered, quiet aircraft.
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Overair Butterfly eVTOL to incorporate Toray carbon fiber, resin system
The Butterfly is expected to take flight in densely populated cities in 2023, complete with Toray’s T1100/3960 prepreg system used in the airframe structure and propulsion units.
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Archer flight testing gains momentum, on pace to achieve transition flight by year end
Archer is conducting multiple tests weekly as it progresses through the composite-intensive Maker’s flight test campaign.
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Materials & Processes: Fibers for composites
The structural properties of composite materials are derived primarily from the fiber reinforcement. Fiber types, their manufacture, their uses and the end-market applications in which they find most use are described.
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Materials & Processes: Resin matrices for composites
The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here’s a guide to selection.
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Materials & Processes: Fabrication methods
There are numerous methods for fabricating composite components. Selection of a method for a particular part, therefore, will depend on the materials, the part design and end-use or application. Here's a guide to selection.
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Italian startup, Advanced Composites Solutions develop portable solar panel via recovered carbon fiber
Origami-inspired panel from Levante and ACS upcycles supercar scrap, solves energy accessibility for off-the-grid travelers.
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