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With the expansion, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems moved its wheel-and-brake maintenance and repair operations from Akron, Ohio to Danville, Kentucky.

As the commercial aerospace sector prepares for a new round of major program launches, the question of where and how composites will be applied weighs heavily on the supply chain.

A transatlantic design team uses concurrent engineering to integrate rudder spars, ribs and skins in a single RTM cycle.
 

Despite the volcanic ash that clouded air travel, an eruption of new technology and new business did much to dispel the clouds of economic recession.

HPC's editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan asks, How much of the next generation of commercial aircraft primary structure will be made with thermoplastic composites?

Civilian supersonic flight could begin a new era as aircraft developers position composites-intensive designs for market entry, particularly in the business-jet niche.
 

Latest programs include cutting-edge materials such as composites and advanced alloys to improve engine weight.

You will read more about what we discovered at JEC World 2018 in the coming weeks and months, but for now this is a quick review of some of the highlights from the world’s largest composites trade show.

This helicopter structure outdoes both metal and thermoset-composite alternatives.

More widespread use of welded composite structures within a decade? Yes, but further developments are needed.