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4
Aerospace
Airbus and Alcoa
Perhaps the best recognition of a team’s
work is when a customer cites its
efforts. According to Airbus, “Alcoa
sought – and won – a strategic position
on the A380®by applying its integrated
product approach.
“Alcoa applied all of its aviation
industry experience to the A380 pro-
gram, developing new alloys specifically
for the 555-seat aircraft as part of the
largest and fastest development pro-
gram ever undertaken by the metals
manufacturer.”
The A380 features more new
Alcoa materials and products than any
other aircraft on which the company
has been involved. Alcoa products are
literally used from nose to tail, begin-
ning with forward landing gear support
structure to forgings for the horizontal
and vertical stabilizers.
Working closely with Airbus’s
design team, Alcoa Fastening Systems
developed the XPL®Lockbolt with a
titanium collar that is both strong
enough to handle the wing’s great size
and compatible with the composite and
aluminum materials it has to link. As a
Alcoa Aerospace… nose to tail, we
provide the materials, technology, and
solutions that allow airplane and engine
manufacturers to build the most efficient,
reliable, and cost-effective aircraft that
meet the stringent demands of both
commercial and military mission requirements.
Our broad capabilities and experience in
this sector are based on more than 100 years of
providing leading-edge materials and solutions that have
significantly advanced each generation of new aircraft to a
higher level of performance and reliability. Our commitment
in this regard continues as we have expanded our aerospace
presence in fasteners and propulsion through businesses
such as Alcoa Fastening Systems and Alcoa Howmet Castings.
Today we derive more than 60% of our aerospace revenues
from these two areas. This portfolio shift significantly enhances
our value proposition of integrating Alcoa materials, design,
and technology into solutions that help make next-generation
aircraft a reality.
Each day we are working with our customers to develop
new technologies and integrated solutions that are focused
on making aircraft more efficient, reliable, and cost-effective to
operate over the increasingly extended life cycle of an aircraft.
The capabilities we are developing continue to reduce the
cost and weight of airframe structures and deliver increased
engine efficiencies… key requirements to delivering the next-
generation commercial and military aircraft.
(Top) Pratt and Whitney Aircraft®use
high-performance solutions from
Alcoa Howmet Castings for critical
components of the Joint Strike
Fighter (JSF) project, including all
six stages of engine airfoils. The JSF
also uses Alcoa fasteners.
(Middle) The EMBRAER 170™uses
Alcoa fasteners extensively for high
quality at competitive cost.
(Bottom) Alcoa’s XPL®Lockbolt
Fastening System ties composite and
metallic parts together in the Airbus®
A380®wing box.