News and blog articles from the world of Stirling Dynamics

WheelTug Nose Wheel

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Stirling redesigns the wheel!

Stirling Dynamics has been awarded a new contract from Wheeltug to deliver a new nose wheel design for the Boeing 737NG family of aircraft, which will be fitted with the WheelTug system. The WheelTug® system is a unique and disruptive technology...

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Landing Gear Shimmy

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Why we Should Consider Shimmy When Designing Landing Gear

Aleix Gimeno is a landing gear specialist at Stirling Dynamics and joined the team in 2017. In this article, Aleix discusses why shimmy can be...

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Bombardier C-Series

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Bombardier C-Series Independent Loads Review

During the development of their first aircraft with wing-mounted engines, Bombardier Aerospace approached us to provide an independent evaluation of...

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Reverse Engineering a Fourth-Generation Jet Fighter

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Reverse Engineering a Fourth-Generation Jet Fighter

As part of a major update for the indian air force mirage 2000’s, stirling dynamics was approached to provide the certification clearance analysis...

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 Phoenix – a Variable Buoyancy Airship

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Phoenix – a Variable Buoyancy Airship

Stirling Dynamics was part of a consortium to design, build and test a novel variable buoyancy airship called the Phoenix. As part of its novel...

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Bird strike Nose Bracket

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Helicopter Nose Bracket Bird Strike

Our customer, Helitune, is a market leader in the design and manufacture of Rotor Track & Balance equipment. The equipment and its supporting...

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Virtual Recruitment Event

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Virtual Recruitment Event

Stirling Dynamics is holding a virtual recruitment event on Thursday 30th September from 15:00-17:00 BST. The event has been created to support our...

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Light Freighter

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Increasing cargo transport volume of an A321 aircraft

Our customer, a charter airline operating a fleet of more than 20 Airbus A320 and A321, needed to react quickly to the COVID crisis. Passenger...

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Oil Dispersant System Design

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Oil Dispersant System Design

Modifying ageing aircraft always presents a challenge, not only with regard to gaining access to original data, but also from the variability of...

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Cabin Layout Change

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Cabin Layout Change

During the Covid-19 pandemic, our customer, an airline operating a fleet of 13 Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 passenger aircraft decided to approach new...

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Optimal Crew Rest Solution

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Crew Rest Solution

Our customer is a scheduled airline operating a fleet of more than 130 Boeing B737 and B767, offering a broad portfolio of flights. However, due to...

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