Chicago Tribune | Boeing bets big on a plastic plane

Chicago Tribune | Boeing bets big on a plastic plane: "The structural properties of composites are well known. The danger is economic. If testing shows that Boeing must layer on more composite material to make its fuselage sound, or if it has to tweak its process endlessly to achieve the right tolerances, it could drive up weight and costs. Moreover, he said, coordinating design and testing among a group of far-flung partners makes the chore of certification all that much more difficult"