NGCW : High Volume Manufacture (HiVol)

Lead Participant: AIRBUS UK LIMITED

Abstract

NGCW will ensure that mature technologies are available to enable the design, development, validation, manufacture, equipping and testing of lightweight aerodynamically efficient and economic to produce wings which are optimised with the overall aircraft ensuring minimum environmental impact. HIVOL will investigate and develop low cost manufacturing technologies that will enable high volume wing manufacture for next generation aircraft.

Lead Participant

Project Cost

Grant Offer

AIRBUS UK LIMITED £4,811,983 £ 2,441,163
 

Participant

HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE UK LIMITED £4,073,882 £ 1,018,471
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
SHORT BROTHERS PLC
QINETIQ LIMITED £1,292,150
GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LIMITED £2,407,754 £ 601,938
KUKA ROBOTICS UK LTD £1,010,975 £ 252,743
GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED £2,541,200 £ 966,550
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED £2,297,000 £ 574,000
MORGAN SINDALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED £200,308 £ 50,077
CYTEC INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS (DERBY) LIMITED £7,708,868 £ 1,927,217
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS UK LTD £3,507,160 £ 1,665,158
HYDE GROUP LIMITED £1,255,618 £ 313,905

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