Coming from a composite/plastics boating background, I must say there are literally millions of combinations of reinforced plastics. There is also continuous research being conducted by hundreds of university educated technicians every week.
With that in mind, I should think the plastics technology that Boeing are employing today are somewhat more advanced than the technology employed by Airbus when designing the A310.
No diss on Airbus but, there you go.
Last edited by MikeKnight; 26th Mar 2005 at 08:57.