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The wingset was formed as part of the first A350 freighter test aircraft and has been transferred by BelugaXL for further equipping in Bremen.
The new facility will help Airbus accelerate the design, build and testing of wings for next generation aircraft, using the latest technology and world-leading demonstrators to further improve the performance of its wings.
GKN Aerospace's Global Technology Centre will focus on sustainable aviation research and development. At full capacity the collaboration centre will host 300 engineers.
Wing of Tomorrow has reached a key milestone with the assembly of its first full-size wing prototype, while Airbus has also announced an extra-performing wing demonstrator project based on a Citation VII airframe.
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.