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snoodog · 2514 days ago · link · · parent · post: Paul Allen's Enormous Stratolaunch Carrier Aircraft Rolls Out of Hangar for First Time
Composite wings can be unbelievably strong and design practices have gotten a lot better in the last 50 years. That being said there are a lot of challenges with composite aircraft, especially since related to first part qualification testing that validates all the tooling is correct and there aren't wrinkles and other defects