Machining At Mach 3

摘要

In order to develop lighter, more efficient and more durable planes, Airbus is increasingly applying engineered composite material to aircraft designs. The airframe of the new A350 XWB ("Xtra Wide Body") aircraft is more than 50 percent composite materials by weight. CFRP components include the wings, fuselage, empennage, spars and keel beam- all of which will be machined using abrasive waterjet.