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Composite trailer keeps its good looks US CAMPING trailer manufacturer Viking RV is using a layered thermoplastic composite system to. produce trailers with improved resistance to denting, scratching and ultraviolet (UV) light. The ‘Magicore’M composite structural body panels are extruded by US company Primex Plastics using materials from Bayer Plastics. According to Viking, the composite system provides both the durability and fade resistance it was looking for in order to produce a trailer that looks ‘new’ for longer. The system features a high gloss finish, which the company says not only improves the trailer’s appearance but also simplifies
manufacturing as it eliminates some laminating steps. The system took more than three years to develop, during which time Viking, Bayer and Primex carried out a number of environmental and physical tests. Even after being subjected to a number of different weather conditions, Viking says the prototype trailer retained the appearance of being newly manufactured. In addition to replacing siding and cladding materials on recreational vehicles, Bayer says the Magicore system could be used in bus and truck aftermarket applications. Primex Plastics; tel: +l-765 966-7774; website: www.primexplastics.com
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LIBERTY Aerospace, based in Colorado, USA, has completed the design of its latest twoseater aircraft, which includes an all composite fuselage. Half of the XL-~‘S structure is made using composites. Montrose, Colorado, based SWT Composites is to manufacture all of the composite parts and assemble the aircraft. The fuselage will be a sandwich construction made using Toray’s carbon fibre prepreg with an Airex cellular foam core.
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Because using composites has resulted in a low part count, SWT Composites is expecting to manufacture aircraft at a rate of 150 in the first year of production with a minimum of 250 aircraft per year after that. The XL2 has a range of over 900 km, and will be able to carry payloads in the region of 270 kg. S7W Composites; tel: +l-970249-3598; fax: +I-970-2491410; e-mail: [email protected]; website: www. stwcomposites.com
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UK COMPANY Starchaser Industries has carried out a successful launch of its third prototype spacecraft, Nova. The 11, m tall craft is fitted with carbon fibre composite cowlings from UK company Fibaflo Ltd, which cover the rocket and had to withstand a thrust of more than four tonnes during the launch. Nova is part of Starchaser’s larger project to develop a 52 m tall three seater spacecraft for the X-prize competition, which was set-up to encourage the development of launch vehicles that could carry passengers into space. Starchaser’s full size craft, called Thunderbird, is
scheduled for launch in August 2003. Starchaser Industries; website: www.starchaser.co.uk.
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Composite trailer keeps its good looks US CAMPING trailer manufacturer Viking RV is using a layered thermoplastic composite system to. produce trailers with improved resistance to denting, scratching and ultraviolet (UV) light. The ‘Magicore’M composite structural body panels are extruded by US company Primex Plastics using materials from Bayer Plastics. According to Viking, the composite system provides both the durability and fade resistance it was looking for in order to produce a trailer that looks ‘new’ for longer. The system features a high gloss finish, which the company says not only improves the trailer’s appearance but also simplifies
manufacturing as it eliminates some laminating steps. The system took more than three years to develop, during which time Viking, Bayer and Primex carried out a number of environmental and physical tests. Even after being subjected to a number of different weather conditions, Viking says the prototype trailer retained the appearance of being newly manufactured. In addition to replacing siding and cladding materials on recreational vehicles, Bayer says the Magicore system could be used in bus and truck aftermarket applications. Primex Plastics; tel: +l-765 966-7774; website: www.primexplastics.com
INCREASING TENSION AT McCLEAN ANDERSON!
XL-2 desig In complett
I
Around
ha/f of the Liberty XL-23 structure Is made using composites.
LIBERTY Aerospace, based in Colorado, USA, has completed the design of its latest twoseater aircraft, which includes an all composite fuselage. Half of the XL-~‘S structure is made using composites. Montrose, Colorado, based SWT Composites is to manufacture all of the composite parts and assemble the aircraft. The fuselage will be a sandwich construction made using Toray’s carbon fibre prepreg with an Airex cellular foam core.
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Because using composites has resulted in a low part count, SWT Composites is expecting to manufacture aircraft at a rate of 150 in the first year of production with a minimum of 250 aircraft per year after that. The XL2 has a range of over 900 km, and will be able to carry payloads in the region of 270 kg. S7W Composites; tel: +l-970249-3598; fax: +I-970-2491410; e-mail: [email protected]; website: www. stwcomposites.com
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Fiber Tensioning For The Filament Winding Industry
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Integration Throughout Winding Pro&s Data Logging For Quality Control d53k
wM=cLE EJULIERSO
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No.307 - USE THE FAST NEW ENQUIRY SERVICE Q www.reinforcedplastics.com
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January
2002
UK COMPANY Starchaser Industries has carried out a successful launch of its third prototype spacecraft, Nova. The 11, m tall craft is fitted with carbon fibre composite cowlings from UK company Fibaflo Ltd, which cover the rocket and had to withstand a thrust of more than four tonnes during the launch. Nova is part of Starchaser’s larger project to develop a 52 m tall three seater spacecraft for the X-prize competition, which was set-up to encourage the development of launch vehicles that could carry passengers into space. Starchaser’s full size craft, called Thunderbird, is
scheduled for launch in August 2003. Starchaser Industries; website: www.starchaser.co.uk.
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