Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) are advanced hybrid composite materials constructed from the systematic alternation of thin metal sheets and fibre reinforced polymer layers. This unique configuration ...

Fibre Metal Laminates combine layers of composite and metal, creating a unique set of material properties that are an effective balance of the advantages and disadvantages of their constituents.

GLARE, made from interlayered thin sheets of aluminum and unidirectional S2-glass prepreg, reportedly cut weight 30% vs. aluminum in 27 fuselage panels on the A380. SOURCE: Flight Global (left) and ...

Airbus and Fokker Technologies are partnering for research on automated production of fiber metal laminate (FML), lightweight layers of aluminum and glass fiber. Early FML, also called Glare, was used ...