Nikkiso - Cascades
At the end of your next flight, when you hear the engine sound become louder upon landing, take a look out of the window. You can see the cowl of the engine open, and inside you can catch a glimpse of a Nikkiso cascade.
Nikkiso developed the world’s first thrust reverser composite cascades over a quarter century ago. Today, as a market leader in cascade production, we’ve earned the trust of all major commercial aircraft manufacturers and we have components on nearly all aircraft.
Our rich aerospace history began in 1983 with the production of the first composite cascades for the PWJT9D (presently PW 4000). Soon other aircraft manufacturers were following suit and replacing their metal cascades with Nikkiso’s superior composite components for the V2500, RB211, and other models. Nikkiso’s composite cascades have since become the de facto standard, and are now used in the first design stage and are installed on aircraft including the Boeing B777 and B737, and the Airbus A340-500/600 and A380. We will soon be featured on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the new Airbus A350.