Because of our unique expertise in composites engineering,
filament winding, and metal to composite bonding, Cobham is
able to design and produce competitively priced composite hybrid
structures to meet your most demanding weight, strength and safety
requirements. Cobham's ability to integrate composites with metal
components allows complex mechanical subassemblies, fittings and
joints to be added to these high performance composite forms thus
opening up many design options for our customers.
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Aspirators
Cobham's aspirator technology, with its inherent
lightweight design, has been qualified and has flight heritage on
large commercial aircraft. The unique composite to
metallic bond process Cobham developed allowed us to take
advantage of the strength, weight and corrosion
resistance advantages inherent in composites while maintaining
the existing aluminum metallic nozzle design.
Launch Tubes
Cobham has produced launch tubes for the US Army and US Navy,
including the US Navy's Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube
system.
Rocket Motor Cases
Cobham has been engaged in highly successful technology
development efforts with the US Army including structural
health monitoring of composite rocket motor cases and also electron
beam curing.
Torque Tubes, Drive Shafts and Flywheels
Cobham has also been involved in development efforts with
major automotive drive train companies to develop all composite
drive shafts. We are also in the process of developing
extremely lightweight torque tubes for commercial aircraft
actuation systems.
Cobham is the
world leading producer of composite flywheel rims used as an
alternate source for energy storage. With its engineering talent
and advanced process controls, Cobham is the first in the
world to produce continuously wound, thick walled (seven inch
thick, 2,000 pound) flywheel rims on a consistent basis to enable
production quantities. The quality of our product and rate of
production is unsurpassed.
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