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Boeing selects Toray Industries for $8.6B 777X composites wing supply

November 18, 2014 2

Boeing 777-9X CGI wing view. Boeing image.

US Airframer Boeing has extended its agreement with Toray Industries of Japan, the current supplier of composite materials wings for the 787 Dreamliner to include wings for the 777X. The 777X is a modification of the extremely popular 777 twin-jet ‘mini-jumbo’and is expected to enter service in 2020. The wingspan of the 777X measures 71.7 meters (235.4 feet), about 6.95 …

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Photos: First wing for Airbus A350 XWB arrives at Toulouse assembly line

September 10, 2012 Comments Off on Photos: First wing for Airbus A350 XWB arrives at Toulouse assembly line

The first wing for the Airbus A350 XWB has arrived at the European airframer’s final assembly line in Toulouse, France. The A350 XWB wings are about 32 metres long and six metres wide, making them the biggest single civil aviation part made from carbon-fibre composite material. This wing, will not fly, but will be assembled on the A350 XWB airframe, …

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