What materials were used to make the Airbus A380?
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In order to minimise the unladen weight, the Airbus 380
structures incorporate a range of new materials as used on the A318
and A340 families of aircraft. Carbon fibre reinforced plastic is
used for the central box of the wings, the horizontal stabilisers
(which are the same size as the Airbus A310 wing), the fin, the
rear fuselage section and for ceiling beams.
A new material, Glare, that is highly resistant to fatigue is
used in the construction of the panels for the upper fuselage. The
aluminum and fibreglass layers of Glare do not allow propagation of
cracks, it is much lighter than conventional materials and
represents a weight saving of about 500kg in the construction.
Impact resistant thermoplastics are used on the wing leading edge.
The aircraft has 16 wing spoilers supplied by Patria of
Finland.