GKN Aerospace has delivered an innovative wing leading edge demonstrator to the Clean Sky programme, helping bring an ultra-high performance, natural laminar flow (NLF) wing closer to reality. The integrated NLF wing leading edge has been produced through the GBP2.5m Ground Based Structural and Systems Demonstrator (GBSSD) phase of the Clean Sky Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft programme. This programme is maturing NLF wing technology for the next generation of low emission, high performance aircraft. Rich Oldfield, Technical Director, GKN Aerospace explains: “The NLF wing promises a substantial improvement in aerodynamic performance and reduction in drag when compared to a modern

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