Thermoplastic Fuselage Section Delivered For Clean Sky 2 Demonstration

GKN Aerospace
The lower half of the A320-size fuselage demonstrator comprises more than 400 thermoplastic composite parts.
Credit: GKN Aerospace
One of the largest thermoplastic composite aerostructures yet produced has been delivered by a team led by GKN Aerospace under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 aeronautics research program. The structure forms the lower half of the Airbus-led Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD). The MFFD project aims...
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