Thu, Apr 19, 2007
How Durable ARE Composite Planes? Columbia Aircraft's Tom Bowen
Weighs In
ANN's Paul Plack is in Lakeland, FL talking with Tom Bowen,
VP/Engineering for Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing. Tom explains
how last year's freak hailstorm, which damaged 66 aircraft awaiting
delivery, led to research which revealed much about the durability
of composites.
This feature is in addition to our daily news briefing --
available in either a quick "Touch And Go" format, or an expanded
Aero-Briefing -- where you'll hear these stories:
More aluminum gets bent at Lakeland...
AOPA gets lots of petition signatures...
And Sonex has a new entry-level offering for aerobatic
competitors
...And more
ANN Daily Touch N Go: 04.19.07
(ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
04.19.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature: Stress-Testing Composite
Aircraft -- 04.19.07 (ANN Special Feature, with
Columbia Aircraft VP/Engineering Tom Bowen.)
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