LISI ANNUAL REPORT 2009
The Sleeve Taper Hi-Lite™ selected for
the A350 program
— After a sustained effort of several years, LISI AEROSPACE has
been selected by Airbus to supply the Sleeve Taper Hi-Lite™
system developed for the A350 program. These fastener systems
have been designed to resist being struck by lightning. The
teams at the Research & Development Center and the Saint-
Ouen l’Aumône factory devoted considerable energy in order to
carry out trials and approvals within the A350’s schedule.
Systems designed to withstand
lightning
• on average an airliner is struck by
lightning once a year,
• voltages can reach one million
volts and exceed 200,000 amps in a
lightning strike,
The fasteners have to enable the
discharge of lightning currents
through the aircraft structure and
prevent any sparking on the rear
surface (which could be a fuel tank).
2009 INNOVATIONS
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LISI AEROSPACE at the Le Mans
24 hours cycle race
From August 22 to 23, 2009, 21 cyclists competed
in the first 24 hours of Le Mans cycle race wearing
LISI AEROSPACE colors. This top level race took
place in a lively friendly atmosphere in magnificent
sunshine on a perfect course. Team D’Phi’s Sarthois
came in first ahead of the team led by racing car driver
Stéphane Sarrazin. Our cyclists, from Saint-Brieuc,
Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône and Villefranche-de-Rouergue,
performed well throughout the race. Geneviève
Faburel cycled to victory in the “solo-women’s”
category. LISI AEROSPACE’s first four-person team
came 21
st
in the overall classification and 8
th
in its
category, covering 916 km. The division’s other teams
came 79
th
, 112
th
, 128
th
and 213
th
.
