Collins Aerospace's aeroFIBER™ honeycomb panels benefit from a lightweight construction and have high strength, durability and corrosion resistance. aeroFIBER composite panels combine an aramid fiber honeycomb core with a fiberglass skin for superior performance.

Collins Aerospace designed the aeroFIBER family primarily for aircraft interiors with monuments, partitions, bulkheads, overhead bins and ceilings in mind. Depending upon the application, fiberglass can be interwoven with a phenolic or epoxy resin. The phenolic fiberglass panels provide superior flammability properties, heat release and low smoke emissions.

Features & benefits

  • Available in multiple sheet sizes from 48 x 96 inches up to 60 x 144 inches (additional sizes available upon request through our aeroADD™ family)
  • Capability to produce panels at a thickness tolerance of ± 0.010 inches
  • Can be designed to meet all Flammability requirements of FAA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 25.853 Appendix F:
    • Part I – 60-second vertical
    • Part IV – Ohio State University (OSU) heat release
    • Part V – National Bureau of Standards (NBS) smoke emission
  • Contains aramid fiber honeycomb core that meets the requirements of AMS-C-81986
  • Materials meet industry standards for mechanical strength properties

Performance

  • Minimum average peel strength of 6 inch-pounds of torque per inch with the capability of achieving values greater than 10 inch-pounds of torque per inch for select panels
  • Corrosion resistant
  • Service temperature: -67° F (-49° C) to 180° F (82° C)

Epoxy Fiberglass Skin/Aramid Fiber Core (⅛-inch Cell) (.010-inch Skin)

aeroFIBER™ honeycomb panel
  • Flammability: Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) 25.853 Appendix F: Part I – 60-second vertical
  • Skins: 0.010-inch epoxy fiberglass
  • Core: Aramid fiber ⅛-inch cell, 3 pounds per cubic foot
  • Standard dimensional tolerances
    • Length and width of ± 0.500 inch
    • Thickness of ± 0.010 inch
  • Panel dimension: 48 x 96 inches (up to 60 x 144 inches)

Phenolic Fiberglass Skin/Aramid Fiber Core (⅛-inch Cell) (.010-inch Skin)

aeroFIBER™ honeycomb panel
  • Flammability: FAR 25.853 Appendix F: Part I – 60-second vertical; Part IV – OSU Heat Release; Part V – NBS Smoke Emission
  • Skins: 0.010-inch phenolic fiberglass
  • Core: Aramid fiber ⅛-inch cell, 3 pounds per cubic foot
  • Standard dimensional tolerances
    • Length and width of ± 0.500 inch
    • Thickness of ± 0.010 inch
  • Panel dimension: 48 x 96 inches (up to 60 x 144 inches)

Epoxy Fiberglass Skin/Aramid Fiber Core (⅛-inch Cell) (.020-inch Skin)

aeroFIBER™ honeycomb panel
  • Flammability: FAR 25.853 Appendix F: Part I – 60-second vertical
  • Skins: 0.020-inch epoxy fiberglass
  • Core: Aramid fiber ⅛-inch cell, 3 pounds per cubic foot
  • Standard dimensional tolerances:
    • Length and width of ±0.500 inch
    • Thickness of ± 0.010 inch
  • Panel dimension: 48 x 96 inches (up to 60 x 144 inches)

Phenolic Fiberglass Skin/Aramid Fiber Core (⅛-inch Cell) (.020-inch Skin)

aeroFIBER™ honeycomb panel
  • Flammability: FAR 25.853 Appendix F: Part I – 60-second vertical; Part IV – OSU Heat Release; Part V – NBS Smoke Emission
  • Skins: 0.020-inch epoxy fiberglass
  • Core: Aramid fiber ⅛-inch cell, 3 pounds per cubic foot
  • Standard dimensional tolerances
    • Length and width of ±0.500 inch
    • Thickness of ±0.010 inch
  • Panel dimension: 48 x 96 inches (up to 60 x 144 inches)

Product development & application engineering services

From concept design through qualification, Collins Aerospace's engineers will apply their expertise to offer the right solution based on the operators’ needs. The process starts with the initial step of evaluating the properties of the materials in the existing configuration. Subsequently, we offer alternate solutions that reduce weight, increase strength and/or reduce cost. Collins Aerospace's established relationships with a wide variety of material suppliers help ensure that your panel materials are ideally suited for your unique application.

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