GKN Aerospace has delivered the first all-composite wing spar for the Airbus A400M military airlifter. The 20m (66ft)-long spar marks the first application of carbon composites in the primary ...

The wing in Stage 1 assembly the day of the HPC visit was for A400M aircraft number 13. The first step at Stage 1 is spar assembly. Spars are delivered in two sections and joined with customized ...

GKN Aerospace has optimised automated technology to speed up carbonfibre tape lay-up on the Airbus Military A400M primary wing spar it makes by up to 40 times compared with hand methods.