Building on more than 85 years of history, and employing around 600 people, Hamble Aerostructures is a leading supplier of major civil and military aircraft structures in hi-tech composites, metallics, acrylics and hybrid structures.
The facility is equipped to handle large components & complex structures, including the wing fixed trailing-edge (WFTE) for the Airbus A350 XWB.
The WFTE involves over 3,000 deliverable components and requires the integration of metallic & composite wing-based systems as well as provisions for moving structures (flaps, ailerons and spoilers).
Hamble Aerostructures also provides the complete engine nacelle assembly for the De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 regional turbo prop and the cockpit windscreen and canopy systems for the BAE Systems Hawk and T-45 Goshawk trainer aircraft, among other elements.
Hamble Aerostructures retains Customer Delegated Design Authority for major programs, allowing the company to execute component design modifications & upgrade. HA is an active participant in Clean Sky 2, the largest European aeronautical R&D initiative.