Photo © TsAGI Press Service Floor panels manufactured from domestically produced polymer composite materials (PCMs) for the MC-21 narrowbody aircraft have successfully completed a full static testing program at the […]
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Aerocomposites Assess Potential 15% Airframe Weight Reduction Through New Materials
Photo by © Moscow Aviation Institute Press Service The use of composite materials in civil aviation is gradually moving beyond a purely technological discussion. Next-generation materials are shaping the architecture […]
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Composite Structures Enable PD-8 and PD-14 Engines to Meet ICAO Noise Regulations
Photo credit: Courtesy of ONPP Tekhnologiya Press Service The history of honeycomb structures is deeply rooted in scientific inquiry and observations of nature. Ancient Greek mathematicians Euclid and Zenodorus, for […]
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MAI Engineers Develop Early Diagnostic System for Aircraft Composite Durability
Image provided under a CC0 license — public domain Researchers at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) are developing an advanced methodology for early prediction of the durability of aircraft featuring […]
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Composite material for fan blades of PD-35 engine is a breakthrough in the field of polymers
Photo by © UEC press service In 2020, the United Engine Corporation (UEC) together with relevant research institutes completed the development and manufactured the first prototypes of composite fan blades […]
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А. Gaidansky: Western sanctions became an incentive to create domestic composites for aviation
Carbon fibre tape for the manufacture of MS-21 power composite structures / Photo by © Rosatom press service In 2018, the MC-21 project, which initially envisaged broad international co-operation, faced […]
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The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has created a methodology for calculating fatigue strength of composite materials for Superjet 100
Photo by © Moscow Aviation Institute Press Service Import substitution in the aviation industry requires not only the development of new materials, but also the improvement of their research methods. […]
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TsAGI has created a set of technologies for non-destructive testing of composites
Photo by © TsAGI Press Service Composite elements can be damaged both in production and during operation as part of an aircraft, and water accumulations in honeycomb structures at altitude […]
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The Perm Polytechnic Institute has found out how composite structures break down by acoustic emission method
Photo by © Perm Polytechnic Institute press service Composite materials due to their high strength, low weight and resistance to corrosion have found wide application in various industries, including aviation, […]
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Rosatom doubled the volume of carbon fibre supplies for the production of MS-21 composite structures
Carbon fibre tape for the manufacture of MS-21 power composite structures / Photo by © Rosatom press service In 2023 the enterprises of the state corporation Rosatom doubled the volume […]
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