Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Prepregs

Airtech prepreg enables OOA cure, extends storage life

Airtech’s out-of-autoclave (OOA) beta prepreg is a benzoxazine composite tooling system that can be cured out-of-autoclave or in the autoclave.

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Out of Autoclave

Collins Aerospace to supply OOA control surfaces for X-59 supersonic aircraft

Out-of-autoclave composite flaps, ailerons and rudder meet Lockheed Martin's schedule and cost targets for NASA low-boom flight demonstrator.

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Sustainability

Daher, Airbus, Safran to develop hybrid propulsion aircraft demonstrator

The aircraft, called EcoPulse, is based on Daher’s TBM platform, with a distributed hybrid propulsion system developed by Safran.

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Aerospace

Meggitt wheels, brakes selected for ATR72 aircraft fleet upgrade

Meggitt’s heavy-duty wheels and NuCarb carbon/carbon brakes are said to provide improved performance and reliability for the ATR72 fleet.

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Carbon Fibers

Teijin supplies CFRTP for A350 XWB primary structural parts

The Airbus airliner incorporating Teijin’s Tenax TPCL carbon fiber thermoplastic consolidated laminate was delivered to Japan Airlines.

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Aerospace

Boom Supersonic announces plans for XB-1 demonstrator roll-out

The company says it will complete its XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator by December, with flight tests next year.

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Defense

GKN Aerospace thermoplastic composites featured on Bell V-280 Valor

The thermoplastic composite components will be used for a demonstrator of the military V-tail aircraft.

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Aerospace

Boeing forecasts $8.7 trillion aerospace and defense market through 2028

Boeing’s market outlook includes a $3.1 trillion projected demand for commercial airplanes, as operators replace older jets with more fuel-efficient models.

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Aerospace

Airbus launches A321XLR long-range single-aisle airliner

The latest evolution of the A321neo is said to have a range of 4,700 nm while providing 30% lower fuel burn than previous aircraft.

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Aerospace

CCS developing composite wings for Eviation electric aircraft

Announced at the Paris Air Show, Composite Cluster Singapore has designed the wing and belly fairings for the Alice all-electric aircraft.

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Out of Autoclave

Spirit AeroSystems collaborates on Wing of Tomorrow program

Spirit emphasizes use of modeling and simulation software for composite resin infusion technology.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace manufactures first demonstrator parts for Wing of Tomorrow program

Announced at the Paris Air Show, the company’s composite demonstrator wing components are part of the wing spar. 

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