Raytheon Plans Carbon-Fiber Commercial Plane

dlkf writes: "CNN has an article that talks about Raytheon Aircraft's plans for a new business jet. They intend to make the fuselage out of molded carbon-fiber instead of aluminum. Thats the same stuff used in tennis racquets, golf clubs and some military aircraft. This should make the fuselage 30% lighter, reduce the cost of the plane by 25% and use less than half the parts of its traditional aluminum counterparts."