Minor cracks in A380 wing...

[Fubijaakr]

Sorry, not enough of a Trekkie, I guess.

 

[jonjuan]

Sooo....where in the article does it state that the cracking has anything to do with composite parts? While I am not an aero engineer, but if I understand correctly, neither Boeing or Airbus were making composite wing roots.

Doesn't matter. He's "said it for years" so it must be true.

 

[airplane wizard]

You've never heard of plastic aluminum. It was on the Star Trek movie when they stole the whales!

Not just Star Trek. Transparent aluminum is real....

http://science.howstuffworks.com/transparent-aluminum-armor.htm

Can stop a 50cal too.

 

[SIG600]

I SAID IT FOR YEARS. Plastics/Composites have NO PLACE in modern airliners especially in critical structures. Sadly someone will have to be killed before action is taken. IDIOTS.

Burt Rutan would probably disagree with you. He sent a platic airplane into freaking space.

Pretty sure he's smarter than you too.

 

[suupah]

I SAID IT FOR YEARS. Plastics/Composites have NO PLACE in modern airliners especially in critical structures. Sadly someone will have to be killed before action is taken. IDIOTS.

haven't they been building the vertical fin out of plastics/composites for decades?