Anodes can increase structural weight if directly attached to a structure.
As development continues, Airbus plans to decrease structural weight in the -800, which should be around airframe 20.
Multistage rockets are able to reach orbital velocity because they discard structural weight during boost.
This saved about ten tons of structural weight.
High specific modulus materials find wide application in aerospace applications where minimum structural weight is required.
However, the Comet's buried engine configuration increased its structural weight and complexity.
The high limit load led to more structural weight.
With less structural weight on the supports, the bridges can handle heavier trucks, he said.
The plane had only its own structural weight to lift.
This design saves some structural weight, but it also makes the boiler longer and more difficult to install into a ship.