Manufacturer of gliders, motor gliders and jet engines with core competence in GRP/CRP lightweight construction
M&D Flugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG
Friedeburg (DE)New on Amplifa
About M&D Flugzeugbau
M&D Flugzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG, based in Friedeburg (Lower Saxony), is a development, supplier and production company with core competence in lightweight construction based on glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CRP). Founded in 1995 by Tim and Rinelde Markwald as a maintenance company for gliders and small aircraft, the company today develops and manufactures gliders and motor gliders (including the JS-MD Single, Samburo), jet engines and engine components (MD-TJ42, PSR-T01) as well as electric propulsion systems, and offers plastic components manufactured to individual customer requirements. The range of services also includes maintenance, repairs, modifications and STC conversions, painting, and an EASA-approved Combined Airworthiness Organisation (CAO) with a supervised environment. Owing to its competences in lightweight construction, development and aerodynamics, the company received enquiries from the wind power and energy sector from the 2000s onwards; contract manufacturing for industrial customers was spun off in 2015 into the subsidiary M&D Composites. Pilots work on aircraft at the company, which shapes the aviation-typical demands for precision and reliability.
- Site
- Friedeburg
- Processes
- Manufacture of components from plastic/composite production (GRP/CRP lightweight construction), Manufacture of engines and engine components (MD-TJ42 turbine, jet engine series), Painting, Maintenance and repairs (aviation, gliders and motor gliders), Modifications / conversions (STC retrofit propulsion systems, EASA minor change procedures), Design organisation (development and aerodynamics, lightweight construction design), Airworthiness review / ARC certification / supervised environment (CAO), 100 h inspection of the engine, maintenance, weigh-and-balance, replacement of safety-relevant parts
- Materials
- GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), CRP (carbon-fibre reinforced plastic), Plastic (plastic components to individual customer requirements), Glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP), Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CRP), Plastic
- Founded
- 1995
- Industries
- Aviation, Glider manufacturing, Motor gliders, GRP/CRP lightweight construction, Wind power/energy sector (historical)
- 01
Development and aerodynamics (design organisation)
- 02
Composite manufacturing of GRP/CRP and plastic components
- 03
Manufacture of engines and engine components
- 04
Painting
- 05
Assembly and STC conversions
- 06
Maintenance, repairs and airworthiness review (CAO)
Materials & Processes
Glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP)
Lightweight construction material of core competence for structures in glider and motor glider manufacturing.
Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CRP)
High-strength fibre composite material for highly stressed lightweight structures and components.
Plastic
Individually manufactured plastic components to customer specification for aircraft.
Sites
Friedeburg
DEHeadquarters with development, manufacturing and maintenance
- Materials
- GRP, CRP, Plastic
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of components from plastic/composite production (GRP/CRP lightweight construction)Plastics | – | – | – | – | GRP, CRP, Plastic |
| Manufacture of engines and engine components (MD-TJ42 turbine, jet engine series)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance and repairs (aviation, gliders and motor gliders)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Modifications / conversions (STC retrofit propulsion systems, EASA minor change procedures)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design organisation (development and aerodynamics, lightweight construction design)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Airworthiness review / ARC certification / supervised environment (CAO)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 h inspection of the engine, maintenance, weigh-and-balance, replacement of safety-relevant partsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Fuel, Water |
| TIG welding (tungsten inert gas) on aircraft structuresJoining | – | – | – | – | Metallic materials |
| Manufacture of electric aircraft / electric propulsion systems (RES system, SOLO 8000/400,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1995
Founded as a pure maintenance company for gliders and small aircraft by Tim and Rinelde Markwald (at that time Rinelde Doden, née).
- 2000er
With the boom in wind power, increasing enquiries come from the energy sector due to the competences in lightweight construction, development and aerodynamics.
- 2015
Outsourcing of contract manufacturing for industrial customers to M&D Composites, allowing M&D Flugzeugbau to concentrate on its core business.