HAL built flaperons to be used on Boeing 777 planes

Mumbai: State-owned aerospace firm Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has signed an agreement with US-based Boeing for supplying flaperons for the Boeing's 777 series commercial jetliners.

HAL will supply 600 units of flaperons to Boeing and deliver it in phases by 2019.

The 777 flaperon is a complex composite assembly that is instrumental in controlling the airplane’s maneuverability in flight. Flaperons work both as an aileron to control roll and as a flap to control lift.