What’s the percentage of composites in the 787′ fuselage and wings?

Posted on February 6, 2010 by admin

And what are these composites mostly made of in addition to carbon fiber?

The Boeing web site is saying 60 % for the total aircraft . I’m not sure what the breakdown is for the wing. Visit Boeing’s 787 web presentation for more information and some good videos about the Dreamliner features.

http://www.newairplane.com/

Also wikipedia has a pretty good page about the Dreamliner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787

WATCH FOR THE 787 ROLL OUT ON 7-8-07

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2 Responses to What’s the percentage of composites in the 787′ fuselage and wings?

  1. ericbryce2 says:
    February 6, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    The Boeing web site is saying 60 % for the total aircraft . I’m not sure what the breakdown is for the wing. Visit Boeing’s 787 web presentation for more information and some good videos about the Dreamliner features.

    http://www.newairplane.com/

    Also wikipedia has a pretty good page about the Dreamliner
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787

    WATCH FOR THE 787 ROLL OUT ON 7-8-07
    References :

  2. DT3238 says:
    February 6, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    The airplane operating empty weight including systems and structure is about 50% carbon fiber composites. There are also fiberglass parts in the leading and trailing edges.

    Besides the fibers, there is resin- primarily epoxy with additives to make it more impact resistant.
    References :