🏎️ 14. The Truth About Carbon Fiber and Composites
🗣️ The Myth: "Carbon fiber hulls are indestructible and don't suffer fatigue."
⚙️ The Technical Reality:
Carbon fiber boasts massive tensile strength, but the material is inherently brittle. It does not handle point loads (impacts) well.
⚠️ The Hidden Risks:
Upon impact, the material suffers massive internal delamination with absolutely no visible external marks. Structural failure then occurs catastrophically without warning.
🔬 The Evidence Method (NDT & Analys):
Ultrasound (Phased Array) and "Acoustic Emission Testing" to see straight through the black layers and locate fractures.
⚖️ The Chairman's Verdict:
Visual inspection of carbon fiber is pure guesswork. We require extreme NDT technology to prove structural integrity.
➡️ Advanced composite diagnostics: