Figure 2: Boeing 787 Composition and Key Dates in Its Development and Certification

    This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report: www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-849

    a) Carbon laminate is a composite structure produced by layering sheets of carbon fiber materials one on top of the other until the product meets a specified thickness.
    b) Carbon sandwich is a composite structure involving the layering of carbon fiber sheets on top of a honeycomb structure.

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