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2. Applications
2.1 Planes and helicopters
Composite materials very quickly found their place on interior components for aircraft and helicopters. The main characteristics required for these applications are :
low-cost processing without the need for heavy equipment such as autoclaves;
fire/smoke/toxicity properties meeting current standards.
This last point is very important, as it represents...
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Key players
Material suppliers
Hexcel, Cytec, Toray, Mitsubishi, ACG, Sulzer, Ten Cate, Structil
Manufacturers
EADS, Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, Lockeed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Alenia BAE Systems, Eurocopter, Sikorshy, Raytheon, Tupolev
Manufacturers of parts and sub-assemblies
Hurel Hispano, GKN Aerospace, Fokker, Saab, Lothelier Montrichard, ATK, Jamco...
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