Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Suffering from sticker shock?

Gordon_S opened this issue on Sep 16, 2009 · 19 posts


Gordon_S posted Thu, 17 September 2009 at 11:58 AM

The problem with composites up until now has been cost. They're light and strong, but expensive when compared with steel. Aircraft in the past were extensively made of aluminum, making composites more cost competitive for that application. I worked on an R&D job for Jeep designing a high-end off-road vehicle that made major use of composites, structural plastic (RIM), aluminum and magnesium in 1999. The Chrysler VP whose idea it was in the first place quit and went to a competitor. The project died on the vine, so to speak. That was shortly after Daimler bought Chrysler, so that may have had something to do with it, too. It was a good job while it lasted... 😄
Gordon