Boeing has completed destructive testing on the 787's all-composite wing box, a process which is part of the aircraft's certification programme. Manufactured by Boeing's Japanese partners, the wing ...

GKN Aerospace has successfully concluded a composite manufacturing and assembly research programme using of out of autoclave (OOA) processes and materials and PI shaped woven preforms. These ...

When Boeing and Airbus decided 15 years ago to fabricate major structures of, respectively, the 787 and A350 twin-aisle aircraft from carbon fiber composites, myriad choices were made by both ...

GKN developed semi-automated manufacturing processes for the first WOT spars, with the ultimate goal of almost fully automating fabrication. The spar is fully preformed here and being prepared for ...