JEC Composites Magazine: Do you believe that the global quantity of composite materials is going to increase in the next few programs? Chantal Fualdes : Airbus has accumulated a wide experience over many years with composites, applying a step-by-step approach. Each step has resulted in the necessary knowledge to progress further, without the need for a huge leap. This approach has enabled the gradual increase from 5% of composites on the A310-300 achieved in 1985, up to the 53% of composite on the A350 XWB today. The intermediate steps were as follows: 10% composites by weight on A320 Family; ll%on A330/A34O Family; 25% on A380; and 35% on A400M.
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