Aerospace
Irkut completes final assembly of composite-intensive MS-21-300 aircraft
The MS-21-300 design is approximately 40% composite, which Irkut says is a record figure for medium-range aircraft. After switching to local production, the first aircraft is about to fly.
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Toray CFRP prepreg for aerospace demonstrates flame retardance, mechanical performance
Employed materials informatics technology established the swift development of a matrix resin with equivalent mechanical properties of aerospace materials, but a 35% lower heat release rate.
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FAA awards Archer Aviation Special Airworthiness Certificate for Maker eVTOL aircraft
Certification clears Archer to begin hover flight testing of its Maker aircraft, serving as a key enabler for the company’s mission to launch its first commercial eVTOL flights in 2024.
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EU launches Clean Aviation partnership, targeting 75% of civil fleet replaced for zero emissions by 2050
Clean Aviation carries forward from Clean Sky to develop disruptive new technologies, flight demonstrated by 2029 for aircraft into service by 2035 and aviation climate neutrality by 2050.
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FACC emphasizes fast-cure prepregs, thermoplastics, bio-based composites for next-gen aerostructure sustainability
The Tier One’s Sept. 2021 BEyond magazine highlights its investments in new factories, materials and technologies for the next generation of cost-effective, sustainable composites for aviation.
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Safran, Albany International extend strategic cooperation on advanced composites
Continuation of the partnership into 2046 progresses Safran and Albany’s work in developing critical components for next-gen aeroengines using proprietary 3D-woven composite technology.
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Geely Technology Group launches composite material automated production line for domestic general aviation aircraft
The China-based General Aviation Manufacturing Base will be able to manufacture more than 1,000 composite industrial-grade drones annually.
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Meggitt shareholders reach agreement with Parker-Hannifin after TransDigm withdraws acquisition proposal
Meggitt shareholders close deal on recommended cash acquisition terms made by Parker, with transaction expected to close by Q3 2022.
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The outlook for carbon fiber supply and demand
The picture painted at Carbon Fiber 2021 concerning the current supply and demand for carbon fiber indicates an in-flux, rapidly changing environment across a majority of end markets.
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Fraunhofer IPT develops thermoplastic composites in hydrogen storage, engine blades and more
Active in laser-assisted tape winding and in-situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites since 1988, the IPT in Aachen, Germany continues to push new materials, applications and Composites 4.0 digital processing.
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