diff --git a/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignReport.cpp b/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignReport.cpp
index 646c4e422da4cce6d7f2d9870a10886d5c024f2e..1b678be99bd1ef00050d3154a1bb2869ddf91128 100644
--- a/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignReport.cpp
+++ b/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignReport.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void Wing::set_html_body() {
                               << "<thead>\n"
                               << "<tr>\n"
                               << "<th>parameter</th><th>symbol</th><th>unit</th>";
-  for (int i = 0; i < data->wing.sections.size(); ++i) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < data->wing.sections.size(); ++i) {
     reporter.htmlReportStream() << std::format("<th>S<sub>{:02d}</sub></th>", i);
   }
   reporter.htmlReportStream() << "\n</tr>\n"
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void Wing::set_html_body() {
                               << "</table>\n";
 
   /* Table 3 - Spar parameters*/
-  for (int spar_id = 0; spar_id < data->spars.size(); ++spar_id) {
+  for (size_t spar_id = 0; spar_id < data->spars.size(); ++spar_id) {
     reporter.htmlReportStream() << "<table class=\"content-table\">\n";
     if (spar_id == 0) {
       reporter.htmlReportStream() << "<caption>Spar parameters</caption>\n";
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void Wing::set_html_body() {
                                 << "</thead>\n"
                                 << "<tbody>\n";
     /* Spar name - eta, x/c*/
-    for (int i = 0; i < data->spars.at(spar_id).sections.size(); ++i) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < data->spars.at(spar_id).sections.size(); ++i) {
       reporter.htmlReportStream() << "<tr>\n";
       std::string tag = "";
       if (i == 0) {
@@ -325,4 +325,4 @@ void Wing::set_html_body() {
   reporter.htmlReportStream() << "</div>\n";
 }
 }  // namespace cantilever
-}  // namespace taw
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace taw
diff --git a/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignTaw.cpp b/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignTaw.cpp
index 12fbb32dfe9ee15be0998704a4e9a8785e6cae3b..db941234126d47fcf4e66ee088eef18d3fc77fa2 100644
--- a/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignTaw.cpp
+++ b/wing_design/src/taw/cantilever/cantileverWingDesignTaw.cpp
@@ -648,12 +648,12 @@ void Wing::flops_mass() {
   const double W4 = 0.0;
 
   // Total wing weight
-  const double wing_mass = (W1 + W2 + W3 + W4) * to_kg;
+  const double wing_mass = config->flops_technology_factor.value() * (W1 + W2 + W3 + W4) * to_kg;
 
   myRuntimeInfo->out << "Calculated wing mass ... " << wing_mass << "[kg]" << std::endl;
-  myRuntimeInfo->out << "Wing bending material mass ... " << W1 * to_kg << "[kg]" << std::endl;
-  myRuntimeInfo->out << "Wing shear material and control surface mass ... " << W2 * to_kg << "[kg]" << std::endl;
-  myRuntimeInfo->out << "Wing miscellaneous items mass ... " << W3 * to_kg << "[kg]" << std::endl;
+  myRuntimeInfo->out << "Wing bending material mass ... " << config->flops_technology_factor.value() * W1 * to_kg << "[kg]" << std::endl;
+  myRuntimeInfo->out << "Wing shear material and control surface mass ... " << config->flops_technology_factor.value() * W2 * to_kg << "[kg]" << std::endl;
+  myRuntimeInfo->out << "Wing miscellaneous items mass ... " << config->flops_technology_factor.value() * W3 * to_kg << "[kg]" << std::endl;
   data->wing_mass_properties.data["mass"] = wing_mass;
 
   // Calculate wing center of gravity according to Howe 2005 page 252
diff --git a/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.cpp b/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.cpp
index 9099b826fcf5368c76954cf4b27097e5e16a2f56..f5e5f3a4217c7fdcda20406733b8640e2c04a225 100644
--- a/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.cpp
+++ b/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ taw::cantilever::WingDesignConfig::WingDesignConfig()
           "program_settings/tube_and_wing/cantilever/calculation_methods/mass/parameters/mode_0/faert")),
       flops_fcomp(EndnodeReadOnly<double>(
           "program_settings/tube_and_wing/cantilever/calculation_methods/mass/parameters/mode_0/fcomp")),
+      flops_technology_factor(EndnodeReadOnly<double>(
+          "program_settings/tube_and_wing/cantilever/calculation_methods/mass/parameters/mode_0/technology_factor")),
       chiozzotto_technology_factor(EndnodeReadOnly<double>(
           "program_settings/tube_and_wing/cantilever/calculation_methods/mass/parameters/mode_1/technology_factor")),
       chiozzotto_material(EndnodeReadOnly<std::string>(
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ void taw::cantilever::WingDesignConfig::read(const node& xml) {
   flops_fstrt.read(xml);
   flops_faert.read(xml);
   flops_fcomp.read(xml);
+  flops_technology_factor.read(xml);
   chiozzotto_technology_factor.read(xml);
   chiozzotto_material.read(xml);
   common_airfoil_data_path.read(xml);
diff --git a/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.h b/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.h
index 468de0033ac42fa35fdd24fe34a7ebd3d863b833..e75ee6e247542791ccbeb2e9f6b97058d921026c 100644
--- a/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.h
+++ b/wing_design/src/taw/tawWingDesignConfig.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class WingDesignConfig {
   EndnodeReadOnly<double> flops_fstrt;
   EndnodeReadOnly<double> flops_faert;
   EndnodeReadOnly<double> flops_fcomp;
+  EndnodeReadOnly<double> flops_technology_factor;
 
   // chiozzotto wer mass method
   EndnodeReadOnly<double> chiozzotto_technology_factor;
@@ -102,4 +103,4 @@ class WingDesignConfig {
 }  // namespace cantilever
 }  // namespace taw
 
-#endif  // WINGDESIGN_SRC_TAW_TAWWINGDESIGNCONFIG_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif  // WINGDESIGN_SRC_TAW_TAWWINGDESIGNCONFIG_H_
diff --git a/wing_design/wing_design_conf.xml b/wing_design/wing_design_conf.xml
index c0346d1623d3887d825cd752d19cf9a0ce19e2e9..a52d58ff5c8749c4ded8919993586830358cfa25 100644
--- a/wing_design/wing_design_conf.xml
+++ b/wing_design/wing_design_conf.xml
@@ -308,11 +308,17 @@
 									<upper_boundary>1.0</upper_boundary>
 								</faert>
 								<fcomp description="composite utilization factor from 0.0 (no composites) to 1.0 (maximum use of composites)">
-									<value>0.5</value>
+									<value>0.0</value>
 									<unit>1</unit>
 									<lower_boundary>0.0</lower_boundary>
 									<upper_boundary>1.0</upper_boundary>
 								</fcomp>
+								<technology_factor description="additional technology factor applied to overall mass">
+									<value>1.0</value>
+									<unit>1</unit>
+									<lower_boundary>0.5</lower_boundary>
+									<upper_boundary>1.5</upper_boundary>
+								</technology_factor>
 							</mode_0>
 							<mode_1 description="chiozzotto_wer">
 								<technology_factor description="technology factor for wing mass: factor below 1 -> higher technology level (less weight), factor above 1 lower technology level (higher weight)">
@@ -731,4 +737,4 @@
 			</common_airfoil_data_path>
 		</additional_directory_paths>
   </program_settings>
-</module_configuration_file>
\ No newline at end of file
+</module_configuration_file>