GKN Aerospace at Singapore Airshow

At the Singapore Airshow this week, GKN Aerospace will focus on its extensive aero-engine support and engine fan blade repair operations.

The company will also showcase its transparencies business which will be supporting among others, Mitsubishi as the supplier of cabin windows for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.

GKN Aerospace has provided maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for airlines and operators around the world for 45 years with a sizeable proportion of the customers being Asia based.

The company supports the turboprop P&W Canada PW100 and turbofan Honeywell TFE731 engines alongside its industrial gas turbine (IGT) programmes.

It holds full OEM licenses, has national airworthiness approvals and offers tailored engine maintenance solutions designed to minimize downtime and maximize efficiency.

GKN Aerospace also has service teams on standby for on-site support and around-the-clock expert technical service as well as readily available lease engines.

Fan Blade Repair

GKN Aerospace holds a wide range of approvals for repair of engine fan blades, compressor blades, fan disks and fan cases and supports over 180 airlines and jet engine overhaul shops internationally.

The company has recently gained additional overhaul and repair approvals from General Electric and CFMI for:

- The CF6-80E 1st stage fan blade, used on the Airbus A330 aircraft

- The CFM 56-5B outlet guide vane, used on the A320 aircraft

In addition, CFMI has approved the company to carry out repair 16 on CFM56-7 blades, typically used on the Boeing B737-600/700/800/900/900ER aircraft. This is a complex repair which restores the chord of the fan blade and has virtually eliminated chord wear as a cause of fan blade replacement, reducing operator maintenance costs significantly.

Transparency Repair and Replacement

GKN Aerospace is well established as a top-tier manufacturer of original-equipment and aftermarket aircraft canopies, cockpit windows, windshields, passenger cabin windows and wingtip lenses.

Proven cockpit windshields provide military and commercial operators with protection, whilst CrystalVue II cabin windows are the standard fit for Embraer, Boeing and Airbus long range airframes.

The company is also responsible for developing the canopy for the F-35 Lightning II (JSF) as well as the large, state of the art passenger cabin window for the Boeing 787.

The company has also expanded the services offered by its extensive FAA 145 transparencies repair station. This facility now includes window framing and overhaul operations among its list of capabilities.

Fuel and Flotation Systems

GKN Aerospace supplies complete fuel systems, flexible fuel bladders, crashworthy and self-sealing systems, rotationally moulded tanks and range extender tanks, incorporating explosive suppressant and anti-slosh technology.

The company supplies the fuel tanks to a variety of customers to meet civil regulations. For the military sector, the company offers ballistic protection for all types of fuel containment systems. A recent contract covers the development, in partnership with KAI, of the fuel system for the Korean Helicopter Programme (KHP).

GKN Aerospace also designs, manufactures and qualifies complete emergency flotation systems (EFS) designed to FAR / JAR 27 and 29. The company provides the EFS for the Avicopter and Chinese Helicopter Research and Development Institute (CHRDI) AC313, which is the largest civilian helicopter ever developed in China.

New materials and fabrication techniques in both fuel and flotation systems are offering lighter weight equipment with extended performance and reliability - providing improved vehicle endurance and crew safety.

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