Airbus Operations Sl

Carlos Garcïa Nieto

Francisco Javier Honorato Ruiz

Enrique Guinaldo Fernandez

Iker Vélez De Mendizábal Alonso

Soledad Crespo Peña

Pablo Cebolla Garrofe

Álvaro Calero Casanova

Alvaro Torres Salas

This disclosure relates to the manufacturing of a leading edge section with hybrid laminar flow control for an aircraft. A manufacturing method involves: providing an outer hood, a plurality of elongated modules, first and second C-shaped profiles having comprising cavities, and an inner mandrel; assembling an injection molding tool by placing each profile on each end of the inner mandrel, arranging a first extreme of each elongated module in one cavity of the first profile and a second extreme of the module in another cavity of the second profile, both cavities positioned in the same radial direction; and placing the hood on first and second profiles to close the tool. Further, the injection molding tool is closed and filled with an injection compound comprising thermoplastic and short-fiber. Finally, the compound is hardened and demolded.

Method, injection moulding tool for manufacturing a leading edge section with hybrid laminar flow control for an aircraft, and leading edge section with hybrid laminar flow control obtained thereof

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Carlos Garcïa Nieto