GKN Aerospace has completed research that aims to transform the manufacture of large composite aero-structures and produce the performance gains the industry seeks in the next generation of airframes.
The research used out-of-autoclave (OOA) materials to design, develop and manufacture an affordable, lightweight, blended aircraft wing box featuring integrally stiffened skins, complex contours and four different stringer shapes. The manufacture of the parts used vacuum bag technology and the low cost tooling that becomes practicable when curing outside the extreme autoclave environment. The wing…
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