We are however still quite conservative with these materials (this is why there is no revolutionary weight saving), it will be interesting to see how far we can push the boundaries without getting hurt.
Just so long as I'm not on the flight in the plane where they pushed it just a hair too far, OK?
The funny thing with composites is, sometimes you need to make it softer, not stronger to prevent cracking.
Materials science for the win.
One is reminded of about 50 years ago in the auto industry how new glass manufacturing processes arrived at windshields were less likely to shatter: you could say the glass was less stiff in the newer windshields.