Melrose Investor Day Presentation Deck
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Airbus 'Wing of Tomorrow' provides path to commercialisation
Airbus 'Wing of Tomorrow'
▪ Joint development programme with Airbus
Target next-generation Airbus aircraft
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Supported from two Global Technology Centres
in the UK and The Netherlands
£25m joint investment between GKN Aerospace
and Aerospace Technology Institute
Commercial opportunity with Airbus of £2.3bn
Key milestones
2018: GKN Aerospace joined programme
H1 2019: delivery of 4-metre long demonstrator tool
Q3 2021: delivery of first 18-metre wing spar
2022: delivery of second and third spars, proving performance
2023-2024: manufacturing rate demonstration
2025: technology proven for next-generation wing
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~£450k
WoT content
expected per
A320 shipset
Key to sustainability of next-generation aircraft
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