Originally Posted by
rydabent
The crashes of several Airbus airplanes made of CF, and the crash of an F-117 at an airshow says the CF IS NOT the wonder material that many think it is. Then in cycling how about the many crashes of bike with front CF forks that suddenly shattered, putting the rider on the ground????
I'm not familiar with all the Airbus incidents you're referring to, but the one discussed above was not a CF material failure. The F-117 airshow incident was determined to be a technician error where over 10% of the fasteners for the wing support structure were not installed. This was also not a CF material failure.
Now, tell me about how bikes made from metals have never failed. Planes, too.