Panache: Safran Grand Prize Innovation Awards 2013
Caption
“Panache”*: This single-piece composite nacelle delivers considerable
weight savings due to a simplified design and the elimination of a
number of interfaces. The Safran Grand Prize & Product and Technology
Innovation Award went to this world’s first: Nexcelle (JV 50/50 Safran Nacelles and Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS), a subsidiary of GE)
validated the technical maturity and effectiveness of the single-piece
“O-Duct” type composite nacelle using its Panache demonstrator.*Pylon
and Nacelle Advanced Configuration for High Efficiency
Duration
04:07
Published
06/04/2013