Applications
Composite honeycomb structures have been used in numerous engineering and scientific applications.
| Application area | Industry | Company/Product |
|---|---|---|
| Racing shells | Sport | Vespoli, Janousek Racing Boats |
| Aerospace manufacturing | Aerospace | Hexcel, Neomet Ltd. |
| Gliders | Aerospace | Schleicher ASW 19, Solar Impulse Project |
| Helicopters | Aerospace | Kamov Ka-25, Bell 533, Westland Lynx |
| Jet aircraft | Aerospace | General Dynamics/Grumman F-111B, F-111 Aardvark, all commercial airlines since the Boeing 747 |
| Rocket substructure | Aerospace | Saturn V Instrument Unit, Mars Exploration Rover, S-520 |
| LED technology | Lighting | SmartSlab |
| Loudspeaker technology | Audio | Loudspeaker#Driver design, Woofer |
| Telescope mirror structure | Aerospace | Hubble Space Telescope |
| Automobile structure | Automotive | Panther Solo, Dome F105, Bluebird-Proteus CN7, Ferrari F50 |
| Snowboards | Sports | Snowboard |
More recent developments show that honeycomb structures are also advantageous in applications involving nanohole arrays in anodized alumina, microporous arrays in polymer thin films, activated carbon honeycombs, and photonic band gap honeycomb structures.
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