Silver AeroSpace

History
Silver AeroSpace, founded in 2002, is located in Haarlem, the Netherlands, employing 70 people. Many are aeronautical engineers with a broad and extensive level of experience.
Silver AeroSpace applies a matrix organisation and uses projects to ensure that quality, budget and planning aspects are kept on track.

Business
The main business of Silver AeroSpace is the conceptual and detail design of aircraft structures and systems.

Groups
Silver AeroSpace consists of four groups, each with its own focus and tasks, but strongly interactive during the execution of projects. These groups are Structures Design, Systems Design, Stress & Weight Engineering and Materials & Processes.

Activities

• Conceptual and detail design of metal and composite aircraft structures and systems (CATIA/CADDS5)
• Stress analysis of aircraft structures and systems during design stage and for certification
• Finite element analysis (PATRAN/NASTRAN/ANSYS)
• Weight prediction, administration and control
• Structures test engineering
• Track Record
  BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4:
• Conceptual design, detail design and stress analysis of centre box structure and systems
• Main landing gear door, several fairings, APU enclosure & systems, ail-eron feel & trim unit and aileron non-linear gear
• Support for set-up of wing static test
• Airbus A340-600:
  • Design of wing centre spar, ribs and fairings 
    Design and stress analysis of wing fixed trailing edge components
• Airbus A380:
  • Weight predictions of wing and landing gear.
  • Conceptual design and stress analysis of wing fixed trailing edge.
  • Inner Flap:
    • conceptual and detail design
    • stress engineering
    • test support & certification
• Fairchild-Dornier 728JET:
  • Design and stress analysis of tail fairings, floor panels and flight test equipment installation.
• Fairchild-Dornier 928JET:
  • Conceptual study of inner wing design.
• Non-aerospace
• Design and stress analysis of mechanical components.
• Finite element and detail stress analysis of vehicle bodies.
• Qualifications
• ISO 9001 certified
• AIRBUS approved supplier