From carbon sails to carbon hulls..

The T's hold up so well becouse they are overbuildt (minimum weight is to high for Marstrøms pre-preg-autoclave work). Now, the F-18's are even heavier, so if some builder started producing F-18's with the same methods it would probably be bulletproof as well as long lasting. But I dont think the F-18 sailors will be willing to pay Tornado prices for their boats.. About US$ 27.000,- last time I checked.

There also a shortage of carbon today. The plants was probably not ready for Boeing and Airbus's latest models. New plants are coming online, but this takes time.