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Old 22nd October 2013 | 21:09
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Grunff
 
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DWS: Aren't most of the holes in composite panels done by orbital drilling nowadays? Drilling CFRP panels with ordinary drills usually leaves irregular holes with chaffed edges.


Edit: at least it seems that 787 panels are drilled this way: Boeing Places Subsequent Order for Orbital Drilling Equipment for 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly
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