Mechanical properties of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites made by thermal sprayingBasic mechanical and technological properties of continuous fibre-reinforced metal-matrix composites made by thermal spraying are presented.The simple model of continuum theory has been used for the calculation of composite properties parallel to the fibre direction [l]. Taking into account the results obtained the theoretical analysis of composite failure modes and difference between praxis and theory is carried out. Problems concerning the properties measurements of thermally sprayed composites are discussed and their influence on the results is analysed as well. The comparison between the theoretically estimated composite strength and the experimental results is presented. The directions of future research work to improve the composite mechanical properties are also given.