​GKN Aerospace in the media

In addition to our own news announcements, GKN Aerospace contributes extensively to, and is reported in, many industry and national papers and magazines as being a company with something to say.  This section directs you to some of these articles.
 
 

7 May 2012

  • Aviation Week - Technology to Raise Build Rates, Lower Costs

    The Boeing 787 is being delivered, the Airbus A350 is taking shape, the A320 and Boeing 737 are to be reengined, and Lockheed Martin's F-35 is in the early stages of a 20-year production run. These aircraft will dominate manufacturing for the next decade, and they are no longer malleable concepts. 
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23 march 2012

  • Challenges in composites

    Composite materials have become widely used in the aerospace industry and are certain to become even more ubiquitous as new materials and manufacturing processes are developed. 
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14 March 2012

  • NCC Robots take next generation flight

    The UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC) announced today the first use of its multi-million pound, twin headed, robotic, Automatic Fibre Placement (AFP) machine - the first of its kind in the country. 
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February 2012

12 January 2012

28 November 2011

  • Reducing Engine Nacelle Noise

    In recent years flying to city airports has become an increasingly contentious issue for airlines due to aircraft noise emissions affecting surrounding residential areas. GKN Aerospace is closely involved with international research to tackle the problem and here describes the technologies it has developed so far. 
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15 November 2011

14 November 2011

  • De-icing and anti-icing solutions

    Ice accretion on aircraft exteriors can cause delays on the ground and disasters in the air. A variety of solutions are employed to keep aircraft flying in inclement weather, including electro-thermal systems, pneumatic equipment, de- and anti-icing fluids, and ice detectors. Joanne Perry finds out about the latest developments. (See page 28) 
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27 September 2011

31 August 2011

18 March 2011

3 February 2011

18 October 2010

  • atwonline - GKN Aerospace in Clean Sky initiative

    GKN Aerospace is participating in two key elements of the €1.6 billion “Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative that focuses on developing breakthrough technologies to reduce significantly the impact of aviation on the environment. GKN is working with Airbus on the SMART Fixed-Wing Integrated Technology Demonstrator, developing concepts for the leading-edge region of a Natural Laminar Flow wing 
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6 September 2010

6 August 2010