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References:
[1] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-celebrates-787-delivery-as-programs-costs-top-32-billion/
[2] https://discovercomposites.com/transportation/commercial-aircraft/.
[3] https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/what-is-a-composite-material#WhataretheAdvantagesofCompositeMaterials
[4] https://www.flightglobal.com/analysis-boeing-matches-787-cabin-pressure-in-777x-cabin-revamp/113926.article#:~:text=That%20formula%20has%20changed%20slightly,pressure%20altitude%20of%20the%20777.
[5] https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/air-altitude-pressure-d_462.html
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[8] https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA160718.pdf
[9] https://www.flightglobal.com/787-design-highlights-systems-and-materials/102094.article
[10] This reference provides “ultimate elongation at failure”, but carbon fibre doesn’t really have a plastic zone, the fibres just break. https://3937524.app.netsuite.com/core/media/media.nl?id=172313&c=3937524&h=dab869f57f81854c6a97&_xt=.pdf
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[28] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352492818301740
[29] https://airinsight.com/boeing-787-grounded-week-lightning-strike/
[30] https://reports.aviation-safety.net/1963/19631208-0_B701_N709PA.pdf
[31] https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-engineers-objected-to-boeings-removal-of-some-787-lightning-protection-measures/
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