Joby Aviation, in cooperation with A&P Technology, Toray Advanced Composites and NIAR, recently conducted a time study comparing layup of a partial wing spar using traditional woven prepreg and ...

A tier-one supplier to Airbus believes that the wrong type of resin material has been chosen for the A350's wing spars and is urging the airframer to rethink the selection. GKN, which manufactures ...

GKN has asked us to clarify that it is no longer proposing the adoption of Cytec 977-2 resin material for use in the Airbus A350's composite wing spar. Airbus has selected Hexcel's M21E, but GKN chief ...

An automated fiber placement machine has been used to lay down plies of composite material to create the first 777-8F wing spar. Credit: Marian Lockhart/Boeing Boeing has begun construction of the ...