Airbus and Safran prepare a more electric wing-actuation architecture
Safran expects Airbus’s future eAction wing concept to use roughly twice as many actuators as today’s A320, as high-aspect-ratio wings and folding tips add control requirements.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 9 November 2026
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Airbus and Boeing have not fixed the system architecture for their next single-aisle aircraft, but suppliers are already positioning compact electric actuation technologies. Safran currently supplies gearboxes for A320neo-family control-surface actuation.
Longer, more flexible wings promise aerodynamic efficiency but can require additional surfaces and folding-tip mechanisms. That increases the number of actuators and raises the importance of weight, reliability and electrical integration.
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