Phonix Sailplane Was First
With all the talk of the Boeing 787 being the first airliner to use major components fabricated from composites, several writers have offered comments on previous composite aircraft, claiming several firsts including the Beechcraft Starship and Windecker Eagle. The first all-composite modern...
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