Number	23385
Subject	Transportation
Source	Dan Rather Reports
State	NY
Year	2007
Publication Date	09/19/2007
Summary	"Plastic Planes is a two-part investigative report that examines Boeing and Airbus's investment in high-tech, reinforced plastics called composites, for the next generation of airplanes. The entire aviation industry has banked on composites for future commercial airplane designs, primarily because these materials are lighter than aluminum - making planes more fuel efficient." The investigation reveals that "both Boeing and Airbus are adopting this material too fast to guarantee its safety."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	21
Keywords	airplane safety; unsafe materials; Boeing; Airbus; aerospace engineering;
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