Aluminium–lithium alloys
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Aluminium–lithium alloys are a set of alloys of aluminium and lithium, often also including copper and zirconium. Since lithium is the least dense elemental metal, these alloys are significantly less
The SpaceX Falcon 9 booster is made of aluminum-lithium alloy.
Airbus A220
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The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was initially developed by Bombardier Aviation with the program launched on 13 July 2008 and
An A220-300, the larger and more common variant, shown in Airbus livery
BRJ-X, a four-abreast forerunner concept in early 1996
Despite initial difficulties in finding the right engine for the CSeries, the choice finally fell on the new GTF engine from Pratt & Whitney in late 2007.
CSeries program was launched at the 2008 Farnborough Airshow with the C110 and C130 variants, which were redesignated CS100 and CS300 in 2009.