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This paper gives a brief overview of sandwich application history in general and present composite sandwich structures at Airbus. Current R&D developments for sandwich in primary structures are being outlined followed by a discussion of potentials and challenges for composite sandwich structures.
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Herrmann, A.S., Zahlen, P.C., Zuardy, I. (2005). Sandwich Structures Technology in Commercial Aviation. In: Thomsen, O., Bozhevolnaya, E., Lyckegaard, A. (eds) Sandwich Structures 7: Advancing with Sandwich Structures and Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3848-8_2
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