This 4-day course provides participants with an understanding of the use of composite materials in aircraft structures applications. The course is intended for Engineers who are seeking to develop their technical knowledge and skills as well as practitioners and managers who are engaged in design, repair and maintenance of aircraft structures.
This course provides participants with an understanding of the use of composite materials in aircraft structures applications. The course is intended for engineers who are seeking to develop their technical knowledge and skills as well as practitioners and managers who are engaged in design, repair and maintenance of aircraft structures. It includes practical examples / discussion sessions / worked examples / class exercises and quizzes.
Duration: 4 days
Study Mode: In-Person
Suitable for: Engineers
The course will cover the following topics:
Ian Cuckson
Materials & Process Principal – MEMKO
Ian is a professional Materials and Process Engineer with 45 years experience in the aviation industry with a specialisation in Composite materials. He started his career in 1978 in the Materials and Manufacturing development department at British Aerospace Warton UK at a time when composite materials were being used for the first time on prototype demonstrator aircraft components. He joined GAF in Melbourne to support the manufacture of composite trailing edge flaps for the then newly acquired F/A-18 A/B. He was involved in the start-up and and provided ongoing M&P support to wide variety of composite part manufacturing programs at the Fishermens Bend site which was sold to Boeing in 1996. These programs include 757 & 777 rudders, 747 Kreuger panels, A330/340 Main Landing Gear doors, Rohr Transition rings, Sikorsky Black Hawk and Sea Hawk blades and F/A18 E/F trailing Edge Flaps. Ian led the Boeing M&P team that developed and certified a unique resin infusion composite manufacturing process for the 787 Moveable Trailing Edge parts. He holds a degree in Engineering Materials from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.