Engineering capabilities
Engineering
Our engineering team is recognized for their quality product designs, analysis, testing, processes, and documentation.
We use state-of-the-art design tools in our engineering process. These tools, along with our extensive knowledge of the aerospace industry, enable us to deliver high-quality products and solutions.
Our engineering team covers the following disciplines:
- Structural design and stress analysis
- System design
- Manufacturing engineering
- Materials and processes
- Test engineering
- Project management
Structural design and stress analysis
North Aircraft uses state-of-the-art design and stress analysis tools.
Our engineering team has 100+ years combined experience in aircraft design, specializing in the design and analysis of composite structures.
Our main design tools include:
- CATIA V5
- FEMAP
In addition our team has experience with
- PATRAN/NASTRAN
System design
Our engineering team designs aircraft systems, finding the optimal result given the operational and regulatory requirements. We research and select the most cost and weight-effective solutions based on our customer needs.
Our experience includes:
- flight controls
- de-ice systems
- fuel systems
- landing gear integration
- hydraulics and brake systems
- electrical systems integration
Manufacturing engineering
Our manufacturing engineers work closely with our design team to ensure that manufacturability is an integral part of the design.
We create optimized solutions tailored to our specific customers’ needs. We specialize in:
- prototyping
- low rate initial production
- industrializing and transitioning to series production
- tooling, fixture and mold design
Materials and processes
Based on the product requirements, North Aircraft will select and tailor the appropriate material and process for the specific application.
This process may involve these elements:
- material selection
- material qualification
- process development and optimization
- independent verification of material properties
Test engineering
North Aircraft can perform both static and fatigue load testing. We developed in-house equipment to perform full-scale load testing of components and structures, including:
- targeted load application
- static load
- fatigue load
- HBK MGCPlus data acquisition (250 channels)
- MOOG smart test controller and actuation systems
Project management
We manage projects from initial design through to the production phase. We provide our customers with regular progress reporting and quantitative metrics.
