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Unitech Composites partners with Tamarack Aerospace for production of the revolutionary Tamarack Active Winglets for the Cessna Citation Jet Series aircraft

22/06/2017

Press releaseIssued by APEX Hayden - Unitech Composites and published as received — not written by Airframer’s editors.

Unitech Composites, a Unitech Aerospace company and leading supplier of complex composite laminates, components and assemblies for the commercial aerospace and defence industry, agreed today with Tamarack Aerospace to produce the composite content on their revolutionary Active Winglets for the Cessna Citation Jet Series Aircraft today at the 2017 Paris Air Show.

"We are excited to embark on this partnership with Untiech Composites as they have proven to be a highly capable producer of quality composite assemblies," said Brian Cox, Chief Operating Officer for Tamarack Aerospace. "Unitech Composites is a value-added supplier, very responsive to our needs and has worked closely with us to rapidly optimize designs and streamline the manufacturing process."

"The opportunity to partner with Tamarack Aerospace, a fellow Idaho based company, on this industry shaping program is a great honor for Unitech Composites," said Mark Withrow, Vice President and General Manager of Unitech Composites. "We are committed to the success of this program and are very pleased with its market acceptance and future trajectory."

Tamarack Active Winglets are the only aerodynamic technology on the market today that can deliver up to a 20 percent fuel burn reduction and range increase without any structural reinforcement yielding significant time and cost savings. Tamarack Active Winglets are approved via EASA and FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation on the Cessna CJ, CJ1, CJ1+ and M2 business jets.