An improved aircraft pylon houses electronic equipment and wireless communication modules to establish data links with collaborative air combat infrastructure.
Disposable rupture fairings eliminate complex door mechanisms by using thin membranes that burst under pressure differentials to expose components.
A spray-on polyurethane foam layer applied to fairing interiors provides mass and damping to reduce cabin noise.
A laminar shield with steel and silicon layers protects aircraft rear fuselages from runway abrasion and thermal damage during tail impact tests.
Second control unit converts input signals to adapt function modules, eliminating costly aircraft system rechecks.
A composite leading edge blanket absorbs bird strike energy through high-energy absorbing fibre material.