> From: "Steve Holtzman" <sh_at_actglobal.net> >>> As noted, the lightest and strongest race cars and military jets are >>> made from carbon fiber. > > I believe that the reason that the military jets are made of COMPOSITES of > many different and exotic fibers - not just carbon is because they don't > reflect radar waves very well. . The newest aircraft have skins made of carbon fiber in a thermoplastic or epoxy resin. Radar reflectivity of contemporary aircraft has much more to do with geometry than with materials. -- mike ------------------------- Michael Edelman medelman_at_ameritech.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org http://www.findascope.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Oct 11 2003 - 06:26:42 PDT
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