Flightglobal

Boeing 777-8 Freighter lifted by wing spar work

Boeing has started work on the initial 777-8 Freighter test aircraft, drilling the first hole into a wing spar as it works towards delivery of the lead aircraft in 2028. About 100 teammates were at ...
CompositesWorld

Climate Impulse project reaches milestone success with main wing spar testing

Composite wing spar triumphs in ultimate load test, validating composite design and next steps for green hydrogen-powered ...
JEC Composites

GKN Aerospace manufactures Airbus A350 XWB wing spars using Umeco’s large-scale composite tooling mandrels

Umeco manufactured a suite of large-scale tooling mandrels for GKN Aerospace using Umeco’s tooling prepregs. GKN Aerospace uses these tools to produce Airbus A350XWB rear wing spars using advanced ...
Aviation Week

Boeing Begins First 777-8 Freighter Wing Build

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 ...
CompositesWorld

Aerospace prepregs with braided reinforcement demonstrate improved production rates, cost

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 ...