Lufthansa Technik is moving closer to bringing its drag-reducing AeroSHARK “shark skin” technology to Airbus A330 aircraft, with a Discover Airlines A330-200 set to become the first Airbus jet worldwide to undergo installation and flight testing.
The company entered the final phase of the Supplemental Type Certification (STC) process for the A330-200 and A330-300 at the end of August. The Discover Airlines aircraft will be modified at Elbe Flugzeugwerke in Dresden and undergo several weeks of test flights before and after the installation.
Developed by Lufthansa Technik and Surventis, formerly BASF Coatings, AeroSHARK uses a riblet-textured surface film modeled on
