The design decision I appreciate most is that the back of the display and bottom of the XPS 12 are both lined with a carbon fiber composite.

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It is going to use its talents to manufacture fiber-composite airplane engine cowls.

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It also increases the use of costly carbon-fiber body panels (the hood and roof) and other composite materials, to save weight.

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To convince wary airline executives that carbon-fiber body material was strong, Boeing sales teams carried samples and hammers, letting airline executives whack the composite with all their might.

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