examples-of-successful-fiber-reinforced-componentsGearbox forauxiliaryequipmentOil tankRegulatorTolerable expansion of containment: in fighter aircraft (engine in fuselage) in commercial aircraft (engine in a nacelle on the wing)Still too early: a large fan engine fromthe 1960s with several rotor stages madefrom fiber-reinforced plastics failed dueto its poor bird strike behavior.based on datafrom GE Corp.Blade tip speed [m/s]FOD energyErosion rateGE90 300 400 500Current upperlimit for FRPConventionalfan enginesExample 3: fan blades made fromFRP for civilian enginesExample 4: fiber-technical containmentAuxiliary equipment outside of the fan plane