Opportunities for Systems Engineering to Contribute to Durability and Damage Tolerance of Hybrid Structures for Airframes

How to make airframe structures durable and damage tolerant when the material is metal is well known, but what about the new hybrid materials? These have not been fully addressed, and because of their variety, doing so will involve multiple engineering specialties. This report discusses technical and programmatic concerns and offers a framework for the collaboration of systems, materials, and structural engineers.