The bit about shortage of carbon fibre is right, well at least thats what my carbon supplier told me too. Loads of airplane bits are being made out of carbon fibre now and they are huge, the complate tailplane of the new airbus is carbon and it is something like 30 metres high! Apparently there is a new carbon fibre plant coming on line next year and things should get better then. My supplier told me that suppply is short and prices have doubled.

 

Wow, didn't realise that.

I take it back then!!!!

Am sure the new A380 must use quite a bit. Wonder if the Airbus factory has a pile of cutoff's out the back?

 

rafpmsl, can't believe he paid £450 for a bonnet with nocks scratch's etc on, anyone else smell bull?

 

Isnt carbon fibre moulded, hence it cannot be repaired? so why sell for a stupid ammount when all your going to get is a broken bonnet?

Tony

 

Yeah, I was wondering how on earth you would repair that

 

Carbon can be repaired but you will always see the imperfection on the repair as you will not get the weave lined up, Alway have to get the pannel painted afterwards,

Stuart I never realised you worked with Carbon, we have to order our prepreg supplies 3-4 months early to get it and the quality has dropped condierably lots of flaws in the rolls that you dont see untill you use it. We have started to buy in dry carbon and then send it to Amber / Advanced for turning it into prepreg.

 

It sold for £205 not £450