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The continuous need for aircraft weight and operational cost reductions as well as the improvement in the flight profile specific aerodynamic performance has led the aeronautic industry to seek for continuous improvements of every part of a flying vehicle. An aircraft structure is comprised of many different parts and components and any weight or performance improvement in these has the potential for significant savings in the weight, operational cost and/or environmental imprint. A way for such an improvement is the gradual replacement of metallic parts with composites in order to benefit from their superior specific strength (strength/weight) and the potential for combined functionalities like morphing, electrical conductivity, sensing, etc.. Carbon fibre composites have shown so far to be among the best candidates for this job and the purpose of this lecture is to show the latest developments in aircraft manufacturing using carbon composites and to discuss the trends of their future use in the aeronautic industry.
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