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The inspiration for the Sharklets can be found in nature: In large birds such as the condor, the outer feathers bend upwards during flight, which allows them to fly more efficiently.
Meanwhile, Thales will provide air data sensors and a computer, Honeywell will supply guidance, navigation and external lighting for the aircraft, and FACC will supply the horizontal and vertical tail.
In expanding the plant, FACC is drawing on a high degree of automation and state-of-the-art machinery for the production of lightweight components for commercial aircraft and business jets.
Wheelchair tennis star Nico Langmann has welcomed FACC's 100% wheelchair-accessible cabin and a disability-friendly lavatory. Ultralight materials derived from sugar cane are involved.
FACC has been commissioned by Rolls-Royce - a customer of twenty years standing - with the development and manufacture of composite components for the new Pearl 10X engine.
Since the start of the project FACC has invested around 50 million euros in the development and manufacture of the components and it says newly developed composite materials result in considerable weight savings.
The latest incarnation of the Challenger 350 is known as the 3500. It will feature a host of new creature comforts for passengers and some interesting features for pilots.
FACC is to be the sole supplier of rudders and elevators to Airbus for the A220. The agreement to manufacture the empennage components expands on four decades of partnership.
FACC has recently constructed a flap prototype by means of resin transfer moulding. Not a new technique, but never before applied on this scale and with such a high degree of complexity, the company says.
After two years in development the first shipset comprising an Airspace entrance area and Hero Lights has now been delivered to Airbus in Hamburg, where it will be installed in a serial aircraft.