Composite Analysis

Composite Cost Analysis on Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 Aircraft Airframes

by

Matthew M. Matysik

A Graduate Capstone Project

Submitted to ERAU Worldwide

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of

Master of Business Administration in Aviation

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Worldwide

Northern Utah Campus

May 2012

Composite Cost Analysis on Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 Aircraft Airframes

by

Matthew M. Matysik

This Graduate Capstone Proposal

was prepared under the direction of the candidate’s Project Review Committee Member,

Dr. Javier Herrero Adjunct Associate Professor, ERAU Worldwide,

and the candidate’s Project Review Committee Chair,

Dr. [First and Last Name], Associate Professor, ERAU Worldwide, and has been

approved by the Project Review Committee. It was submitted

to ERAU Worldwide in partial fulfillment of

the requirements for the degree of

Master of Business Administration in Aviation

Project Review Committee:

____________________________________

Javier Herrero, Ph.D.

Committee Member

____________________________________

[Type First and Last Name], [Type Degree Title (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent)]

Committee Chair

Abstract

Writer: Matthew M. Matysik

Title: Airframe Composite Structure Cost Analysis

Institution: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Degree: Master of Business Administration in Aviation

Year: 2012

The technology in advanced composite materials is changing at a rapid pace. In this paper we will cover some of the general information, technologies and how the composite industry has saved cost in airframe efficiencies. Boeing, Airbus and a few other private aircraft manufacturers have taken on the challenge to improve airframe structures with the use of advanced composites. As leading manufacturers they have excelled in the...