Airbus Donates Equipment to National Institute for Aviation Research

Airbus have donated aircraft structural parts and kits worth more than $800,000 to Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research for use in its research laboratories and training classes.

Airbus is donating an elevator for a horizontal tail and two APU change kits. NIAR researchers will use the new kit for composite-metal hybrid structural durability and damage tolerance research programs and advance composites hands-on training classes that include composite fabrication, repair and testing.

The hands-on composite training class was first developed working with the John Papadatos, head of engineering and site director of Airbus Wichita. The class has been offered for Airbus engineers three times since 2011.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, a long-time supporter of NIAR and helped foster the partnership between the two entities said;

Airbus is a great community partner and this investment demonstrates their significant commitment to Wichita and to Kansas, this generous contribution will provide students at NIAR with invaluable aviation research tools, helping to establish Wichita as a place for aviation companies and their leaders.”

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