Carbon fibre is an expensive alternative to making things in steel or aluminium, but besides being extremely strong it is also very light.
碳纤维可以被用于代替钢铁或是铝，但其造价十分昂贵；它不仅有极其强的张力，而且质地非常的轻。
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The chassis construction will be carbon fibre for the front half, including the cockpit, and mostly steel and aluminium for the rear fuselage.
猎犬号底盘的前半部分包括驾驶员座舱将采用碳纤维，另外车的后半部分大多采用钢和铝。
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The company hopes its 787 airliner will be the first with a pressurised fuselage made from lightweight, fuel-saving carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite materials, rather than aluminium.