Comment by detourdog

I enjoy these types of documents that layout the issue. I was surprised by the description of the shortcomings of composites. I understand carbon fiber may be prone to the dielectric corrosion but the other fabrics he mentioned should be immune. The repairability should be straight forward and joining metals is pretty common. Fabrics in composites use different weaves and are laid up with different orientations depending on anticipated stressing. My experience with composites is in boat building and it’s limited but growing. I’m currently a novice but plan on pushing composite construction as far as I can. I’m not saying he is wrong but I’m surprised at the criticism of composites.