The primary goal of the HI-rate composite aircraft manufacturing (hicam) project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that…

Rohr, Inc., a Collins Aerospace Company, received a $161,353 cooperative agreement award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center on July 13, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2022. The award was made under NASA's Aeronautics program (CFDA 43.002) to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and technologies for large composite airframe structures that enable a four to six times increase in production rates without increasing costs. Collins Aerospace will leverage its expertise in composite aircraft manufacturing to support NASA's mission of furthering aeronautical research capabilities. The funding will allow Collins Aerospace to test production techniques with the goal of advancing composite airframe manufacturing efficiency to support NASA's aeronautics research objectives.

The primary goal of the HI-rate composite aircraft manufacturing (hicam) project is to demonstrate manufacturing approaches and associated technologies for large composite airframe structures that enables a 4-6X production rate increase without cost