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Ubiq Aerospace and Boeing have joined forces to construct an icing wind tunnel in Norway, supporting aerospace safety and cold-weather technology development.
The solar-powered plant has brought 229 jobs and filled the final plot on the Supra Industrial Park campus as the company's regional presence deepens.
Welding complements the vertical integration of other processes such as painting, which Air Industries has recently brought in-house, in a strategy designed to shorten production times and reduce costs.
Orders come from a long-time US customer of Air Industries Group, which manufactures these flight safety components, and from a new European customer working on the CV and CTOL versions of the F-35.
The contract includes the manufacturing of the Kopter AW09 main and tail rotor control cables utilising Triumph's flexball cables, designed to provide a low-maintenance solution..
ITP Aero has recently invested in its plants in Zamudio and Derio, and now plans a research and development centre at the former to be operational by the second half of next year.
The Helios test articles utilised Teijin carbon fibre materials and Web Industries' Precision BiasPly technology. The graphite's superior thermal conductivity produces heat significantly faster than legacy systems.
A new multi-year agreement with BJG will allow KAI to minimise inventory and assure consistent quality supply as program requirements dictate.
Air Industries has been a key supplier to the Blackhawk for many years. Since January it has received twelve new long-term agreements for the helicopter with an estimated value of over $30 million.
The C919 features an integrated propulsion system, bringing the Nexcelle joint venture-supplied nacelle, thrust reverser and exhaust system together with CFM International's LEAP-1C powerplant.
RSA Engineered Products has been awarded several components used in fluid conveyance applications, more specifically within the air ducting system, by Boeing for its T-7A Red Hawk training jet program.