ABSTRACT

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites being an engineering material for many decades. The main attraction of the FRP is its superior strength-to-weight ratio. In particular, aircraft and defense industries have been spending billions of dollars on investment in these composites to produce lightweight subsonic and supersonic aircrafts. Other desirable properties, such as the ease of fabrication of complex shapes and the ability to tailor desirable properties to suit different engineering applications, are enviable for an advanced material. Research and development work in past few 62decades FRP composites has made inroads to delicate aerospace and space industries. Therefore the use of FRP Composite in aerospace industry has been increased by a significant amount in recent years.