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1 Wood was used on most early airplanes and is now mainly used on homebuilt airplanes. 2  Wood is lightweight and strong, but it also splinters and requires a lot of maintenance. 3  Aluminum (blended with small quantities of other metals) is used on most types of aircraft because it is lightweight and strong.
Composite materials such as graphite-epoxy are strong, but can weigh half as much as aluminum. These lightweight, customizable materials are becoming more popular. More than half of the materials used to make the Boeing 787 Dreamliner are composites.