ADVANCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES
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NASA Sustainable Flight National Partnership
HiCAM
Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing
Project overview
Composite aircraft manufacturing four to six times faster
Consortium
Collaborating organisations
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THE BOEING COMPANY
United States
CGTECH
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COLLIER AEROSPACE
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COLLINS AEROSPACE
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ELECTROIMPACT
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HEXCEL CORPORATION
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LOCKHEED MARTIN
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN
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SOLVAY
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SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS
United States
TORAY ADVANCED COMPOSITES
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY – NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AVIATION RESEARCH
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NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
United States
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES
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CONVERGENT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES US
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WILLIAM J. HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER
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GE AVIATION
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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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Source and roster notes
Composite-material relevance
Core
Objectives and expected results
Mature materials, processes and high-rate manufacturing architectures using large wing and fuselage demonstrators for future lower-emission commercial aircraft.
NASA plans to invest USD 184 million; partners are expected to contribute USD 136 million; programme operating budget USD 320 million. A 2023 award round provided USD 50 million to 14 organisations, with matching partner funds.
Technology, materials and applications
Technology tags
Included
Material families
CFRP, thermoset and thermoplastic aerospace composites
Manufacturing processes
Wing/fuselage ground demonstrators, automation, cure/process optimisation
Application sectors
Civil aerospace
Fibre and matrix systems
Carbon fibre / Thermoplastic matrix
TRL
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Funding and verification
Funding authority
NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Funding call
Manufacturing composite aircraft 4–6 times faster
Total project budget
USD 320000000.00