Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
Oh you think so…. sure if it's catastrophic and all that's left are little pieces, but it's actually kind of scary some of the airplanes that they've refit and reflown…… There's an amazing video of a plane that lands so hard the tail falls off…. granted it was a test plane and the hard landing was kind of intentional (it ended up being harder than they really meant), but apparently the plane had a new tail fit and went on to have a long life as a test plane - eek!
F1 cars are carbon fiber, and I'm pretty sure the chassis (what is the plural of that word?) are repaired when needed. The thinner parts like wings tend to shatter into shards so they get replaced. The safety standards for the cars are strict (and amazingly effective) so repaired carbon would not be allowed if it didn't meet the structural requirements.

However I don't think my mass-produced bike is as high a quality material as an F1 car.