Lufthansa Technik has begun the AeroSHARK certification process for the first Airbus model after achieving approval to ...

Lufthansa Technik is preparing to certify its shark skin riblet technology for older-generation Airbus A330ceo aircraft. The ...

Lufthansa Technik is bringing its AeroSHARK technology to Airbus aircraft for the very first time. STC work for the A330ceo ...

Germany's Lufthansa Technik is to extend its fuel-saving fuselage and nacelle film coating to Airbus aircraft, commencing ...

AeroSHARK is a surface film that mimics the flow-optimized structure of sharkskin. Developed jointly by BASF and Lufthansa Technik, it features riblets measuring about 50 micrometers.

Currently, AeroSHARK can cover 40% of an aircraft surface, but Lufthansa Technik plans to expand its coverage to other areas of the plane based on the success of simulation-powered testing.

AeroShark is currently flying so far only on 17 Lufthansa Group aircraft. These comprise a single Lufthansa 747-400, 12 Swiss 777-300ERs and four Lufthansa Cargo 777Fs.

Lufthansa Technik used Ansys' tools to build and validate smaller, more generic virtual prototypes of AeroSHARK before scaling and tailoring the prototypes through comprehensive aerodynamic ...

Lufthansa Technik currently holds Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the AeroSHARK modification of two types of Boeing 777, which is now in full swing at various airlines across the globe.

Five LATAM Airlines Group Boeing 777-300ERs will be coated with Lufthansa Technik’s Aeroshark drag-reducing film – the first carrier in the Americas and the third in the world to use this ...

Lufthansa Technik (LHT) and Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) have completed application of AeroShark surface film on 12 Boeing 777-300ERs. AeroShark intends to apply the technology to other ...

Inspired by the skin of sharks (top left, clockwise), micrometer-sized riblets are being used to reduce drag for a wide range of surfaces, including the AeroSHARK technology applied by Lufthansa ...