Full-scale composite vertical stabiliser

Composites are indispensable for lightweighting, yet their complex failure modes — such as barely visible impact damage (BVID) — limit confidence and drive costly overdesign.

In use cases such as aircraft tail sections and wing leading edges, Foreign Object Debris (FOD) remain one of the most insidious and costly risks in aerospace maintenance and safety. Even small, seemingly insignificant debris—gravel, dropped tools, or inadvertent footfall—can cause BVID that evades traditional inspection methods but may initiate catastrophic failure over time.

iSurface directly addresses this challenge by embedding conductive fibre innovations into composite architectures, enabling the capture of structural data at the material level.

This data is processed through an AI-powered acquisition and predictive analytics platform, delivering continuous health monitoring, early fault detection, and robust decision support.

iSurface is a collaborative project by Munro Technology, Z Prime and Axalp Technologies AG, redefining how composite materials are monitored, maintained and trusted in aerospace.