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Same happens as with a wooden glider.......


JJ knows that...after all, wood and fiberglass are both composite aircraft;-)

Not really. Wood is a material used "as is", while composite aircraft
mix at least two materials together; e.g., epoxy and fiberglass.
Gluing or bolting materials together doesn't qualify as "composite".

You probably knew that...

Webster's says:

Main Entry: 1com·pos·ite
Pronunciation: käm-'pä-z&t, k&m-', esp British 'käm-p&-zit
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin compositus, past participle of componere
Date: 1563
1 : made up of distinct parts:

That would seem to encompass gluing materials together. But of course
you know better. You might want to send a note to the folks at
Websters.

I doubt that Websters is interested in my understanding of
"composite" as used in the aircraft field, and general dictionaries
are a poor place to discover the meaning and usage of technical terms;
in this case, what a composite material is.

I am interested in how people that do work in the field use the term.
All aircraft are "composite" according to Webster's definition, but
what we are talking about is aircraft built from "composite"
materials. We all agree that fiberglass, carbon, Kevlar, etc. cloth
with epoxy make a composite material, but plywood? I don't think it
is, but I'm interested in why others think it should be included as
such with fiberglass and epoxy structures.
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