What trends can we discover from the fiberglass figures at the Zhuhai Air Show?

On November 12, the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (abbreviated as "Zhuhai Air Show") was grandly opened at the Zhuhai International Air Show Center. At this air show, the J-20S, J-35A, J-16 fighters, Y-20 aerial refueling aircraft and other star air force active main models attracted much attention from the audience, the great country's heavy scientific and technological achievements made a stunning appearance, the super aviation equipment lineup made people feast their eyes and dazzled, and the Chinese power chasing dreams in the sky shocked the audience. We know that in terms of composite materials used in the aerospace field, carbon fiber has always been the main force, while the application of fiberglass is relatively much smaller, but in the aerospace technology equipment unveiled at this Zhuhai Air Show, fiberglass can still be seen!
In the outdoor exhibition area of ​​the air show, the blue and black "Leader" AG100 real machine is parked. According to reports, AG100 is a three-seat composite single-engine aircraft, with a conventional aerodynamic layout of a lower wing, a low horizontal tail, and a single vertical tail, a fiberglass and carbon fiber composite structure, a fixed front three-point landing gear, equipped with a piston engine, a touch-screen integrated avionics system, a mechanical side stick control, and a standard whole-machine parachute. It has the advantages of good economy, high reliability, excellent safety, small maintenance workload, and stronger training capabilities. Its appearance has further promoted the development of my country's civil aviation industry. In addition, a multi-purpose UAV equipped with BGI monene fiberglass components was also unveiled at this air show. Monene fiberglass is a new material made by depositing a continuous graphene film on the surface of fiberglass. It perfectly combines the characteristics of graphene and fiberglass, and has the advantages of high strength, flexibility, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and electromagnetic shielding.
The wing composited with monene fiberglass performs well in anti-icing issues, greatly ensuring the flexibility and flight performance of the aircraft at high altitudes. It is understood that in 2024, BGI delivered dozens of anti-icing wings for the multi-purpose UAV of the Human Shadow Project in batches, and monene fiberglass has gradually become a popular solution for various aircraft to solve the anti-icing problem. With its ultra-high electrothermal conversion efficiency, monene fiberglass can achieve rapid heating in various environments. It has broad application prospects in the fields of national defense, military industry, aerospace, wind power generation, etc., and is expected to become a "killer" material in the field of electrothermal conversion. So, on the platform of the Zhuhai Air Show, what is the focus of our fiberglass composite industry? In my opinion, one of the focuses is the innovative application and development trend of composite materials.
In the ever-changing current situation, the development of composite materials has shown a trend of diversification and high performance. In addition to the common fiberglass and carbon fiber composite materials we have now, new fiber materials such as aramid fiber, basalt fiber, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber and other materials are also gradually emerging. These high-performance fiber materials are combined with different types of resin matrices to form a series of composite materials with different properties through optimized processes to meet increasingly diverse needs. The innovative application and development trend of composite materials provide more research, exploration and expansion directions for people in the industry, which also means that the composite materials industry needs to strive to climb new peaks under the impetus of diversified demands. When you are at the top of the mountain, you can see all the other mountains! The composite materials industry is full of vitality and has a promising future!