AIRCRAFT
DA 42 NG AMM
Standard
Practices/Structures
Doc # 7.02.15
Rev. 4
51-00-00
Page 3
15 Mar 2018
2. Types of Structure
The DA 42 NG is constructed from two main types of composite structure.
A. Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic (GFRP)
GFRP is very thin glass fibers bonded together by resin. The glass fibers give most of the strength
and the resin maintains the shape. The resin also bonds to other structural components such as
metal attachment brackets or metal bushings.
The glass fibers are woven to make glass cloth. The orientation and the weave of the glass in the
cloth affects the structural strength of the cloth. A component can have many layers of cloth bonded
together with resin. This is called lamination.
GFRP has very good properties. It is strong and flexible. It is very resistant to chemical attack and
very little maintenance of GFRP laminates is necessary.
B. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP)
CFRP is very thin carbon fibers bonded together by resin. The carbon gives most of the strength
and the resin maintains the shape. The resin also bonds to other structural components such as
metal attachment brackets or metal bushings.
CFRP is very similar to GFRP. The main advantage of CFRP is that it is stronger and more rigid
than GFRP.
3. Laminated Components
A laminated component has two or more layers of glass/carbon cloth. The direction of the fibers in the
cloth give the properties of each layer. Extra layers are bonded to some areas to give more strength.
Summary of Contents for DA 42 NG
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