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ufacturing of Cocured Composite
Structures for Aircraft
fuel leakage etc. The total structure Market potential
is realized in shorter time com- As per the IAF requirement, 123
pared to the traditional fastened LCA-Tejas is to be supplied by HAL
structure. as per reports available in the public
¡¡ More than fifteen LCA aircrafts domain. The present cost of NAL
have taken to skies with composite developed critical CFC components is
structures manufactured at CSIR- Rs.4.25 crore per aircraft. The supply
NAL and extensive flight testing is expected to take about 10 years and
has been done with composite the cost component of NAL developed
parts performing excellently. CFC parts may increase taking into
¡¡ Some of the structures developed consideration of inflation of 6% every
have won prestigious awards in year, the average cost for 10 years
international forums like JEC Asia works out to Rs.5.94 crore per aircraft.
innovation awards in 2013, 2015
and 2016. Major Raw Materials to be
Utilized
Level/Scale of Development: TRL:10,
Carbon fibre prepregs, Autoclave
Proven through successful conusables like bagging film, release
film, peel ply, sealant etc.
demonstration of autoclave moulding
Commercialization
technology both on civil and fighter For the LCA program,
¡¡ CSIR-NAL has transferred the tech-
aircrafts.
nology to HAL
¡¡ CSIR-NAL has tied up with Tata
Intellectural Property Rights (IPR): Advanced Materials Ltd. as pro-
duction partner for the supply of
Patent Not Applicable critical composite parts for series
production.
Major Plant Equipment and Machin- ¡¡ Moreover, the technology can
ery Required be commercialized based on the
Autoclave, Cold storage, Clean
room, Prepreg cutting machine, Laser
projector, NDE equipments.
SS 7
Structures for Aircraft
fuel leakage etc. The total structure Market potential
is realized in shorter time com- As per the IAF requirement, 123
pared to the traditional fastened LCA-Tejas is to be supplied by HAL
structure. as per reports available in the public
¡¡ More than fifteen LCA aircrafts domain. The present cost of NAL
have taken to skies with composite developed critical CFC components is
structures manufactured at CSIR- Rs.4.25 crore per aircraft. The supply
NAL and extensive flight testing is expected to take about 10 years and
has been done with composite the cost component of NAL developed
parts performing excellently. CFC parts may increase taking into
¡¡ Some of the structures developed consideration of inflation of 6% every
have won prestigious awards in year, the average cost for 10 years
international forums like JEC Asia works out to Rs.5.94 crore per aircraft.
innovation awards in 2013, 2015
and 2016. Major Raw Materials to be
Utilized
Level/Scale of Development: TRL:10,
Carbon fibre prepregs, Autoclave
Proven through successful conusables like bagging film, release
film, peel ply, sealant etc.
demonstration of autoclave moulding
Commercialization
technology both on civil and fighter For the LCA program,
¡¡ CSIR-NAL has transferred the tech-
aircrafts.
nology to HAL
¡¡ CSIR-NAL has tied up with Tata
Intellectural Property Rights (IPR): Advanced Materials Ltd. as pro-
duction partner for the supply of
Patent Not Applicable critical composite parts for series
production.
Major Plant Equipment and Machin- ¡¡ Moreover, the technology can
ery Required be commercialized based on the
Autoclave, Cold storage, Clean
room, Prepreg cutting machine, Laser
projector, NDE equipments.
SS 7
