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   Robert Heller to cfmpublic@ns.sympatico.ca   
   Re: Could composites be a good idea for    
   05 Sep 16 14:41:08   
   
   From: heller@deepsoft.com   
      
   At Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:47:47 -0300 Clark F Morris    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   > On Sun, 4 Sep 2016 18:14:02 +0000 (UTC), John Levine    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > >> snip   
   > >   
   > >ObRail: for a truly bad idea, imagine a railcar designed by someone who's   
   > >previous effort has been on the composite body B787   
   >   
   > If composites come down in price, would they be a good idea for rail   
   > cars?   
      
   It would mostly depend on the FRA allowing it.  The FRA has this thing that   
   passenger rail cars need to be built like a tank, complete with armor plating,   
   etc. :-)   
      
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   > Clark Morris   
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