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Case Study - Spread-tow fabric secures ultralight aircraft’s weight goal

Jan 13, 2012 02:35 EST

Startup general aviation manufacturer Shark Aero (Hlboké, Slovak Republic) designed its composite-airframed, single-seat prototype ultralight aircraft (ULA), the Shark UL, with a view toward reducing weight. To achieve the company approached Oxeon AB (Borås, Sweden) to test TeXtreme Spread Tow woven carbon fabrics.

This Case Study was published in High-Performance Composites January issue 2012.

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