Introduction:

The history of textiles can be traced back to the age when human beings tried to cover their body for safety and protection even well before the production of fabrics and other products started on machines. Today application of textiles have crossed many barriers beyond the regular use which man never expected .One such area is aerospace. Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space. The aerospace industry and manufacturers unrelenting passion to enhance the performance of commercial and military aircraft is constantly driving the development of improved high performance structural materials

Composite:

Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. Typically, composites consist of a matrix material and a reinforcing material. The matrix and reinforcing materials may be metals, ceramics or polymers, but the composites used in aerospace components are fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) matrix composites.

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The Authors are associated with, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore