Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is responsible for designing, developing, testing, manufacturing and supporting the main landing gear for the Airbus A350-900. The new landing gear features advanced materials and technologies to achieve low weight, high reliability and reduced cost of ownership for operators. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty worked closely with Airbus from the start of the aircraft's development to optimize integration of the landing gear.
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is responsible for designing, developing, testing, manufacturing and supporting the main landing gear for the Airbus A350-900. The new landing gear features advanced materials and technologies to achieve low weight, high reliability and reduced cost of ownership for operators. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty worked closely with Airbus from the start of the aircraft's development to optimize integration of the landing gear.
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is responsible for designing, developing, testing, manufacturing and supporting the main landing gear for the Airbus A350-900. The new landing gear features advanced materials and technologies to achieve low weight, high reliability and reduced cost of ownership for operators. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty worked closely with Airbus from the start of the aircraft's development to optimize integration of the landing gear.
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is responsible for designing, developing, testing, manufacturing and supporting the main landing gear for the Airbus A350-900. The new landing gear features advanced materials and technologies to achieve low weight, high reliability and reduced cost of ownership for operators. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty worked closely with Airbus from the start of the aircraft's development to optimize integration of the landing gear.
development, qualification testing, manufacture and support of the AIRBUS A350-900 main landing gear for the A350-900.
LANDING GEAR THE A350-900 MAIN LANDING GEAR The A350-900 main landing gear is a completely new design, featuring the latest in proven technology to achieve low weight, high reliability and low cost of ownership. The design includes the increased use of advanced materials, in particular high strength titanium, corrosion resistant steels and HVOF coatings.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
The A350-900 landing gear program team is a fully collaborative effort, comprising engineering, program management, manufacturing, purchasing and customer services, in order to ensure the design meets market needs. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty engineers worked with Airbus from the start of the aircraft development to optimise integration of the landing gear into the aircraft.
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES The first set of A350-900 main landing gears delivered to Airbus The A350-900 main landing gear is an excellent example of concurrent engineering between the IPT (Integrated Program Team) in Gloucester and Messier-Bugatti-Dowty’s global manufacturing operations. The main gear components have been produced across the company’s manufacturing facilities in France, Canada, China and the UK, supported by a supply chain organization to develop partnerships with key suppliers for cost-efficient external sourcing. Final assembly of the main gear is carried out at the company’s new A350-900 landing gear production area at Gloucester.
REDUCED COST OF OWNERSHIP
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) is the world leader in aircraft The A350-900 main landing gear provides a robust solution landing and braking systems. Company capabilities encompass the which will reduce maintenance actions and extend the overhaul full life cycle of our products, ranging from design and manufacture period, thus reducing the cost of ownership for operators. to in-service support, repair and overhaul. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is a partner to 30 leading commercial, military, business and regional Entry into service of the A350-900 was achieved airframers, and supports 25,000 aircraft making over 40,000 landings in January 2015. every day. The company employs over 7,000 staff working in locations across Europe, North America and Asia.
