With the Airbus A350 being a clean-sheet design, Airbus was able to utilize 53% composite materials. The material used is known as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP), and by utilizing this ...

Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, with a carbon fibre content of up to 50 percent. Researchers are working to increase this proportion. New production processes are needed to enable the entire fuselage to ...