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aircraft composite repair shop qualifications in EU

aircraft composite repair shop qualifications in EU

aircraft composite repair shop qualifications in EU

(OP)
We have a group of racing power boats with various owners in various countries in the EU that need modifications to the structural part of the composite safety cell where the driver sits. In order to ensure that the modifications are carried out competently, the thought is to send them to aircraft composite repair shops that already have some sort of certification for this type of work. The resulting structure must be as good as or better than the original. The original builders are not confident that they can achieve this level of quality. The cells are generally a sandwich structure with carbon and Kevlar skins over a foam core.

Is there a certification process that these shops go through so that they can say " Our shop meets xxxxx standard"? I know that Lufthansa probably won't be interested, but there must be shops that do repair work on sailplanes etc.

Tom Stanley

RE: aircraft composite repair shop qualifications in EU

T. Stanley.
The standard that most European aircraft composite repair shops work under is regulated by the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA
If the construction is similar to the cockpit of a sailplane or motor glider then a good first point of contact would be the sailplane manufacturers to see who their authorized agents are in the country you want to work in.
Here are some suggested manufacturers that you can do a web search for. In Germany : Alexander Schleicher, Schempp Hirth, Glazer dirks (DG), Scheibe, Stemme , Hanko Strefeneder ( Glasflugel), In Poland : PZL Bielsko.
Strefeneder would be a good first choice, they started life as one of the first advanced composite repair shops, then later took over the Glasflugel line of sailplanes.

I hope this helps in your search.
B.E.

You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.

RE: aircraft composite repair shop qualifications in EU

(OP)
Thank you!

That information is quite helpful and gives me a place to start.

Tom

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