Composit Tape Laying Machine?
In some of the aviation magazines I have read in the past about the technique that Raytheon used to build the Premier 1 fuselage, where a mould of the fuselage shape is made and put on a rotating machine and the tape laying machine ( i think its called the viper) lays composite tape in strips as the mould rotates. End result is a super strong fuselage barel that can be lifted by two men with ease.
I saw Airbus uses the same machine for the tail of the A380. It seems the way to go for constructing a new aircraft.
I have been searching the net for info, artivles etc, but cant find anything. Does anyone have any links??
Cheers.