1/8/2023 0 Comments 3dlabprint cessna cura wing![]() ![]() Much of that increase can be attributed to new certified aircraft manufacturers Cirrus Design Corp. A decade ago, less than 5 percent were fabricated with composites.” “Of the 2,675 piston-engine-powered aircraft produced in 2007, 1,376 were made with composite airframes,” says Jens Hennig, VP of operations for the General Aviation Manufacturers Assn. What’s driving the boom? A significant factor is the exponential increase in the number of GA planes made with composites. ![]() Sales have been on the rise since 1994, despite a slight retraction from 2001 to 2004, and last year they reached an all-time high (see our GA market report on p. Liberty Technicians lay up carbon/epoxy prepreg for a Liberty XL-2 two-seat, piston-powered aircraft.īuffeted by boom/bust business cycles and some painful shakeouts for most of the past 50 years, the general aviation (GA) market is currently enjoying an upturn.
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