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Old 16th Jun 2021, 09:49
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Would the composite/ally airframes, with the different coefficient of expansion of those materials, cope as well with the huge temperature differences experienced night/day on dispersal and from ground to altitude, let alone the electronics and air con
I think you’ll find they’ve been doing so successfully for many years.

Biggest problem encountered is in the engines, not composites, caused by the pollution around mega cities rather than in the “Asiatic wastelands”…..

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/rolls-...ms-trent-1000/
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