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Business jet soars to new heights
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Spanish radome contract ACG’s prepreg in goes to MFG Galileo British sports car MFG GALILEO Composites, Sparks, Nevada, USA, based manufacturer of custom composite radomes and reflectors, has been selected by the Spanish Air Force through EMTE Sistemas to supply six 77 ft radomes. The first two radomes are scheduled for delivery in 2008, the next two in 2009, and the final two in 2010. MFG Galileo has produced more than 500 radomes for military, space and scientific programmes worldwide. Its radomes have been proven in surveillance, air traffic control, weather radar, SATCOM, earth observation, and telemetry applications. EMTE Sistemas, a systems integrator based in Barcelona, Spain, specialises in the design,
installation and maintenance of air traffic control systems, tactical and strategic radio communications, radar location and surveillance systems, control systems, and cryptography. “This new contract marks the first installation in Spain and our first partnership with EMTE Sistemas, two significant events for our company,” says Clint Lackey, MFG Galileo's General Manager. MFG Galileo Composites (formerly known as MFG Ratech) is owned by Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), a composites manufacturer with operations in the US and Mexico. MFG Galileo; www.mfggalileo.com
Business jet soars to new heights
THE BEECHCRAFT Premier II light business jet by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) of Wichita, Kansas, USA, goes higher, farther and faster than its predecessor the Premier IA due to two FJ44-3AP turbofan engines and elliptical winglets created from composites. HBC does not specify the type of composites, but says the winglets offer reduced drag and an increased effective wingspan without increasing the length of the wings. The aircraft also
features an all composite fuselage. The aircraft’s elliptical winglets combined with the turbofan engines enable Premier II to reach a maximum cruising altitude of 13 716 m, and fly 2778 km with one pilot and four passengers. Maximum cruise speed is 861 km/h at typical cruise altitudes, and the maximum gross take-off weight is 6260 kg. The first flight is scheduled for April 2009, with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification planned for the first quarter of 2010, and European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) certification expected towards the end of 2010. Hawker Beechcraft; www.hawkerbeechcraft.com
Farbio GTS' space-frame chassis is fully composite improving its power to weight ratio with ACG's BPS240 carbon fibre body panel system.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES Group’s (ACG) BPS240 carbon fibre prepreg is being used for the British sports car Farbio GTS. The car’s space-frame chassis is completely clad in ACG’s BPS240 carbon fibre body panel system, and the power to weight ratio is 366 bhp per tonne. BPS240 is a ZPREG® rapid deposition system with stable, high temperature, and integrated surface film capable of producing ‘Class A’ surfaces. It also offers enhanced moulding capabilities, stable surface quality, effective processing benefits, and “significant cost saving” compared with traditional prepreg technologies. According to ACG, BPS240 panels can be moulded from high quality, low cost composite tooling reducing manufacturing
times by up to 50% compared to traditional advanced composite materials. The cumulative weight of Farbio GTS is 1066 kg due to the composite chassis and a supercharged version of the Ford 3-litre V6 Duratec engine with 384 bhp. The acceleration is 060 mph in 3.9 seconds, eclipsing the performance of Ferrari F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo, for half the price, says ACG. The GTS first appeared at the 2004 Birmingham motor show, but has since gone through “significant” vehicle engineering development, body construction refinements, composite material development and new tooling. It currently has a £22 million order book. ACG; www.acg.co.uk
Farbio GTS's acceleration is 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
June 2008
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Spanish radome contract ACG’s prepreg in goes to MFG Galileo British sports car MFG GALILEO Composites, Sparks, Nevada, USA, based manufacturer of custom composite radomes and reflectors, has been selected by the Spanish Air Force through EMTE Sistemas to supply six 77 ft radomes. The first two radomes are scheduled for delivery in 2008, the next two in 2009, and the final two in 2010. MFG Galileo has produced more than 500 radomes for military, space and scientific programmes worldwide. Its radomes have been proven in surveillance, air traffic control, weather radar, SATCOM, earth observation, and telemetry applications. EMTE Sistemas, a systems integrator based in Barcelona, Spain, specialises in the design,
installation and maintenance of air traffic control systems, tactical and strategic radio communications, radar location and surveillance systems, control systems, and cryptography. “This new contract marks the first installation in Spain and our first partnership with EMTE Sistemas, two significant events for our company,” says Clint Lackey, MFG Galileo's General Manager. MFG Galileo Composites (formerly known as MFG Ratech) is owned by Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), a composites manufacturer with operations in the US and Mexico. MFG Galileo; www.mfggalileo.com
Business jet soars to new heights
THE BEECHCRAFT Premier II light business jet by Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) of Wichita, Kansas, USA, goes higher, farther and faster than its predecessor the Premier IA due to two FJ44-3AP turbofan engines and elliptical winglets created from composites. HBC does not specify the type of composites, but says the winglets offer reduced drag and an increased effective wingspan without increasing the length of the wings. The aircraft also
features an all composite fuselage. The aircraft’s elliptical winglets combined with the turbofan engines enable Premier II to reach a maximum cruising altitude of 13 716 m, and fly 2778 km with one pilot and four passengers. Maximum cruise speed is 861 km/h at typical cruise altitudes, and the maximum gross take-off weight is 6260 kg. The first flight is scheduled for April 2009, with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification planned for the first quarter of 2010, and European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) certification expected towards the end of 2010. Hawker Beechcraft; www.hawkerbeechcraft.com
Farbio GTS' space-frame chassis is fully composite improving its power to weight ratio with ACG's BPS240 carbon fibre body panel system.
ADVANCED COMPOSITES Group’s (ACG) BPS240 carbon fibre prepreg is being used for the British sports car Farbio GTS. The car’s space-frame chassis is completely clad in ACG’s BPS240 carbon fibre body panel system, and the power to weight ratio is 366 bhp per tonne. BPS240 is a ZPREG® rapid deposition system with stable, high temperature, and integrated surface film capable of producing ‘Class A’ surfaces. It also offers enhanced moulding capabilities, stable surface quality, effective processing benefits, and “significant cost saving” compared with traditional prepreg technologies. According to ACG, BPS240 panels can be moulded from high quality, low cost composite tooling reducing manufacturing
times by up to 50% compared to traditional advanced composite materials. The cumulative weight of Farbio GTS is 1066 kg due to the composite chassis and a supercharged version of the Ford 3-litre V6 Duratec engine with 384 bhp. The acceleration is 060 mph in 3.9 seconds, eclipsing the performance of Ferrari F430 and the Lamborghini Gallardo, for half the price, says ACG. The GTS first appeared at the 2004 Birmingham motor show, but has since gone through “significant” vehicle engineering development, body construction refinements, composite material development and new tooling. It currently has a £22 million order book. ACG; www.acg.co.uk
Farbio GTS's acceleration is 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
June 2008
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