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It is believed that the first consciously produced, high performance, semi synthetic composites were manufactured from unidirectional prepreg at Duxford, near Cambridge, England in 1941–1942. They were produced from a phenolic resole resin and flax fibre and were developed as a safeguard against the non availability of aluminium. These were very advanced materials at that time and were never put into full production. Figure 1 shows the assembly of a Spitfire Cockpit from flax phenolic composite laminate known as “GORDON AEROLITE”.
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B. J. Hayes: “The Fabrication Processes for High Performance Composites”, see page 143ff. this volume
K. Brunsch: “Experiences in FRG in aerospace application”, pages 214 and 215 this volume
E. Fttzer: Introductory lecture on: “Technical Status and Future Prospects of Carbon Fibres and their Application in Composites with Polymer Matrix” (CFRPs), see page 33 this volume
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Hayes, B.J. (1985). Experiences in UK and France in Aerospace Application. In: Fitzer, E. (eds) Carbon Fibres and Their Composites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70725-4_14
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