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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 20 October Published every Thursday
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Dassault gathers subassemblies to kick off Falcon 10X production

With the Falcon 10X, Dassault is taking a new approach to ground testing, which will be used to demonstrate the maturity of all systems well before the aircraft even takes to the air.

20 October 2022
Ground test units are used extensively to enhance Falcon 10X systems maturity.
Ground test units are used extensively to enhance Falcon 10X systems maturity.

First production AW609 tiltrotor takes flight

Designated AC5, the aircraft took to the air at Leonardo's Philadelphia-based site on 13th October performing as expected the initial in-flight evaluation of systems and general handling.

20 October 2022
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Savannah expansion will boost G400 production

A manufacturing facility expansion will also augment ongoing growth at Gulfstream's wing production facility adjacent to the G400, G500 and G600 manufacturing building.

20 October 2022
BAE and Supernal teams celebrate the collaboration.

BAE onboard for Supernal's flight control computer

BAE Systems will use 40 years' experience to help define the architecture of a lightweight, fly-by-wire system for Supernal's autonomous-capable eVTOL aircraft.

20 October 2022
This release of Aperture can process eight video inputs and supports four video outputs with near-zero latency.

Universal enters serial production of Aperture

The initial release of the product line connects eight video streams to four independent users, enhancing safety and improving decision-making for flight crews and mission specialists.

20 October 2022
Joe Morris, Director of DoD Programs from Toray Advanced Composites with Monica Rommel, CEO of Specialty Materials, meeting at the Specialty Materials facility in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Resin and fibre experts target future aerospace applications

The collaboration is intended to improve the supply chain by uniting Specialty's boron fibre with Toray's carbon fibres and resin systems including toughened epoxies, cyanate esters, bismaleimides and polyimides.

20 October 2022
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