Radome concept highlights composite aerostructures expertise

Since its debut last year, Airbus Atlantic (Toulouse, France), working in the design, production and integration of complex composite and hybrid aerostructures, is returning to JEC World showcasing a radome concept, a project dedicated to connectivity flight tests. The radome, made of glass and quartz prepreg, was designed by the Airbus Engineering teams in Toulouse, and manufactured at the Airbus Atlantic Technocentre in Nantes.

According to Airbus Atlantic, thanks to its dedicated and highly skilled teams in Méaulte, Salaunes and Nantes, it has developed and strengthened its expertise in composites, enabling the design and manufacture of a wide range of thermoset and thermoplastic aircraft structures, parts and aerospace equipment using cutting-edge composite technologies, including:

• Equipped aircraft sections and work packages (nose fuselage section and center wing box for the A350; aft fuselage panels for the A220; and equipped wings for the ATR).
• Large, complex parts for all type of aircraft (radomes, air inlets, wing flaps, keel beams, seat shells, etc.), as well as elementary parts (stringers, struts and more)
• Cockpit furnishing for the A320 and A400M
• Cabin furnishing, including window panels, bins, lavatories, ceiling, partitions and more for the ATR 42/72
• Premium passenger seat shells for all types of aircraft.

Airbus Atlantic encourages suppliers of innovative composite technologies (materials, tooling, processes, equipment, environmental products, etc.) to meet its R&T, procurement, business development and industry teams.

Visit Airbus Atlantic at Booth H106 in Hall 6.