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Cost as a driver in advanced composites aerospace research

Abstract This paper describes the influences of manufacturing cost reduction on Australian aerospace advanced composites research and development. Cost reduction is seen to be one of the prime drivers, alongside new product and services evolution and market growth, for undertaking research. Some recent research and development work conducted at Hawker de Havilland on a leading-edge flap control serves as an illustration of the methods employed to evaluate article cost across different manufacturing processes. Production flow diagrams are used together with applicable cost, equations to estimate product cost, and a summary is given on cost comparisons.