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toomuchtodo on Nov 5, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: 127-Year-Old U.S. Aluminum Industry Collapses Unde...

Yep, exactly. Carbon fiber is great for aircraft, not so good for cars.

Boeing 787 Wind Failure Test: EDIT: Link removed due to comment advising there was malware. Google for "boeing wing stress test" to find a Youtube video

groks on Nov 5, 2015 | [–]

A carbon fibre car performing well in a crash test:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOq9cdFbJA

ARushingWookie on Nov 5, 2015 | [–]

Just a headsup,a link inside the article about a video of an airplane wing failing has gone bad and now leads to a malware site.

toomuchtodo on Nov 5, 2015 | [–]

Thanks for the heads up!

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