Leading edge for aircraft made as a demonstration piece

Leading edge for aircraft made as a demonstration piece from carbon fibre filled polyether ether ketone with aluminium former used in construction

Details

Category:
Plastics and Modern Materials
Object Number:
1985-1983
type:
leading edge
credit:
ICI (Petrochemicals and Plastics Div.)

Parts

Leading edge for aircraft made as a demonstration piece

Leading edge for aircraft made as a demonstration piece

Leading edge for aircraft made as a demonstration piece from carbon fibre filled polyether ether ketone, black.

Object Number:
1985-1983/1
type:
leading edge
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Former for leading edge for aircraft

Former for leading edge for aircraft

Aluminium former used in construction of leading edge for aircraft made as a demonstration piece from carbon fibre filled polyether ether ketone.

Materials:
aluminium (metal)
Object Number:
1985-1983/2
type:
former
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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