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Typical Fibre

Typical Resin

Manufacturing

Fuselage –military

Carbon (tape and fabric)

Epoxy

Auto/RTM

Fuselage – General aviation

Glass fabric

Epoxy

Auto/RTM/Hand

Wings & control surfaces

Carbon (tape and fabric)

Epoxy

Auto/RTM

Bulkheads & Floors

Glass

??

Sandwich

Cargo liners

Glass

??

Sandwich

Engine cowls - carbon fibre reinforced

Carbon

Epoxy bismaleimide

Auto

Fairings (fuselage/fin/flap track/landing gear doors, etc)

Glass/Carbon

Epoxy

Auto/RTM

Radomes

Aramid/glass

Polyester

Sandwich/Auto

Rotor blades

Carbon/glass

Epoxy

Pultruded spars, sandwich

Rotor hubs

Glass/carbon

Epoxy

Autocl.

Satellite bodies

Glass

Epoxy

Sandwich

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