The extensive use of composite materials allows the Boeing 787 to have larger windows than previous-generation aircraft.

3 Modern Aircraft That Were Invented in Home Garages ... because by weight the airplane was too large to be an ultralight,” he says. With those restrictions lifted, ...

Modern aircraft have been engineered to buy passengers time to evacuate during a fire. ... “That large fire can then radiate enough heat to get the interior materials burning,” he says.