Finding solutions to impossible problems is one of our specialities at Beldam Crossley. It’s one of the reasons we’re so impressed when it happens on a worldwide scale.
In November 2023 Virgin Atlantic made a huge leap forward in aviation history by flying the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) commercial flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK.
Their aim, after years of worldwide collaboration, was to demonstrate that SAF was safe and fully compatible with today’s aircraft engines, airframes and infrastructure.
Now, we can’t take the credit for finding a viable alternative to fossil aviation fuel but we can be proud that Beldam Crossley was there, on that pioneering flight.
Our Pilot® High Temperature Cord Seal is specified on the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines that powered the Virgin Boeing 787 on that first SAF commercial flight. In fact, it’s specified on all Rolls Royce aircraft engines around the world.
Pilot® Cord Seals offers designers and engineers the ability to increase operating efficiencies by reducing hot gas leakage between components in aircraft engines, other turbines and high-temperature static sealing applications.
The seals are designed to operate over multiple thermal and mechanical cycles, whilst also accommodating differing rates of expansion due to temperature between dissimilar components. The standard design is manufactured to locate into an O-ring type groove – other innovative seals can be designed for use in differing applications.
Supporting the need for elevated operating temperatures, the seals have been developed to operate continuously up to 1200°C (2220°F).
If your next project would benefit from cord seals of unsurpassed strength and reliability, speak to our engineers and let’s see if we can help you solve your next impossible problem.
