{"id":143,"date":"2026-05-07T11:55:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationcompositesresearch.com\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:46:38","slug":"research-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationcompositesresearch.com\/?page_id=143","title":{"rendered":"Research questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello. Thank you for taking a few minutes to help me with my research.   Your answers will be treated as confidential, and your identity will be anonymised.  Final results of my study will be emailed to you if you give an email address in the form<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f142-o1\" lang=\"en-GB\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"142\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F143#wpcf7-f142-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"142\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.6\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_GB\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f142-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><label> Name<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"participant\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"participant\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label> Company<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"company\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"company\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label> Job role<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"jobrole\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"jobrole\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label> email address<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"email-937\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"email-937\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label>Q1 \u2013 What is your educational background? How did you start in this area? 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name=\"q3\"><\/textarea><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label> Q4 \u2013 In your opinion, what are the main good practices in the manufacture of aeronautical components in composite materials today?<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"q4\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"q4\"><\/textarea><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label>Q5 \u2013 What factors do you consider essential to guarantee the quality and structural reliability of composite parts?<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"q5\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"q5\"><\/textarea><\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><label>Q6 \u2013 How do companies balance the need for lightness with requirements for strength and durability?<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"q6\"><textarea cols=\"40\" 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