Composite Factory

WKK set up this new production facility at their Polish factory to make the fuselages and wings of the SKYLEADER GP One.

The GP One is moulded at WKK's modern glider factory in Poland

A clean workspace is vital for composite production

Carbon fibre bundles being impregnated with resin, ready for reinforcing load-bearing areas

Laminating the main carbon fibre wing spar.

Carbon/foam sandwich lower wing skin being moulded.

Carbon spars and foam sandwich ribs are added to the upper wing skin

mould for tailplane spar

Split moulds for the GP One's composite fuselage.

Right side of fuselage inside one of the half-moulds.

Every process is checked with the ASTM documentation

Accurate assembly of carbon backbone into vertical fin

Assembly jig for tailplane

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Find out more about the new generation Parabeam 3-D glass fabric 
that makes the GP One's fuselage stiffer and lighter.

Parabeam 3-D