Each of the A400M spars must carry all the normal flight loads for the aircraft and highly concentrated loads from the two flaps, ailerons and four spoilers. The front spars, however must carry the ...

The spar is fully preformed here and being prepared for transfer to the production tool for resin transfer molding (RTM). Photo Credit, all images: GKN Aerospace There is, arguably, no single ...

Aircraft manufacturers can reduce weight and production costs by using a pylon upper spar made of composite instead of steel, thereby reducing fuel consumption of aircraft. Toray ® C/PEKK ...

Inspections for cracks in the vicinity of Airbus A380 wing spars must take into account the amount of time the aircraft has been parked in storage, safety regulators have instructed.

The spar for the right wing of the first flight ... according to two people familiar with what went wrong. On three aircraft, the seals of the joins in the FAUB fuselage sections were found ...