MATERIALS When we fi rst brought out
the A320, we expected to only deliver around 400 of these aircraft. Today, we’ve delivered over 10,000 and we have over 6,000 aircraft on backlog.
and semiconductor technologies for the primary structure of the fuel tank, as well as harnessing technologies such as dry fi bre infusion and resin transfer moulding to create composite winged skins far more quickly than in the past.” To develop the wing covers, Airbus
has been working with the National Composites Centre (CNN) to design what the partners claim is the most advanced composite manufacturing capability in the world. Leveraging
digital technologies, design tools and robotics, NCC’s High Rate Deposition Cell can layup composite plies 5m wide and up to 20m long in a single movement, transforming wing production by reducing the number of individual components required and increasing production rates. Modern wing covers made from composite carbon-fi bre fi lled materials, moulded and infused with resin via the high rate deposition process could reduce the number
of pieces required to build a wing cover from roughly 100,000 to just 150. “Aviation’s next big challenge,
without a doubt, is how we reach decarbonisation of emissions by 2050,” Kirby adds. “There’s no silver bullet that is going to get us there, instead there are a multitude of things that must be developed at the same time, such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), hydrogen technologies, advanced technologies and design for improved performance and lower fuel burn, infrastructure, operations and air traff ic management, and so on. With Wing of Tomorrow, it is all about performance to decrease fuel burn and reduce emissions, which is a key stepping stone for the industry towards decarbonisation.”
Bruce Kirby was speaking at Advanced Engineering 2023. For more information visit
www.airbus.com
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