Composite pivot to cut 100 pounds in F-22 tail area
Alliant Techsystems, Minneapolis, will develop a fiber-placed composite pivot shaft for the F-22 fighter to replace a forged titanium shaft design and reduce the weight of the aircraft's tail area by 100 pounds. The company received a $13.1 million subcontract from F-22 prime Lockheed Martin to...
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