The new Airbus A380 includes a new honeycomb composite made from DuPont Kevlar, which is found from its flooring and interior walls to the wing flaps. Kevlar can increase structural strength by 37 times. The A380 uses engine parts made with high-strength, lightweight Vespel, which reduces weight in the aircraft by replacing heavier components made from metallic alloys and by reducing friction to allow for lower-weight actuators. Nomex is flame-resistant. In fiber and paper form, it is used in the aircraft's flooring, wall-covers, structural parts, electrical cable conduits, wall fabrics and tapestries, carpeting and fire blocking seat liners. A jet may contain: up to 140 miles of wire and cable insulated with Tefzel fluoropolymer resin and Oasis composite wire insulaton; interior walls protected with Tedlar PVF film; improved efficiency engines with Vespel parts.


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    Title :

    Giant Airbus gets lift from lightweigt high-performance material from DuPont


    Additional title:

    Der gigantische Airbus hebt mittels leichter Hochleistungswerkstoffe von DuPont ab


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    1 Seite, 1 Bild



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English