Originally Posted by
Rod1
“Just ask yourself - how can I prove that the construction of this composite aircraft is adequate?”
Depends on the composite aircraft. A machine which requires a lot of wet lay fiberglass yes, very hard. A modern Carbon machine like an MCR, very little problem.
Rod1
How? I can think of various technologies, but to be honest checking bond and lamination strength inside the back of a bonded together shell fuselage is going to be less than straightforward with any of them, and the cost of the equipment you'll need to do these inspections won't be cheap.
G