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> The only way they could make a plane with carbon fiber wings, fuselage, and empennage, was to replace most metallic elements with titanium. That's not reall
by chroem- 5y ago
> The only way they could make a plane with carbon fiber wings, fuselage, and empennage, was to replace most metallic elements with titanium.
That's not really true: galvanic corrosion can be stopped if you simply anodize the aluminum parts. There is no titanium required to do this. This is a common practice when working with carbon fiber.
- Nick87633 5y agoMaybe they wanted the lower CTE and higher fatigue resistance of the titanium, and one fewer process step to qualify and control (the anodization).