Lose weight. Not performance.
Introducing LightCore™ with ActiveHygiene from Muirhead.
Redefining the process
We wanted to cut weight – but we refused to cut corners. To create a high performance, full substance leather with reduced weight required our innovation team to rethink the entire process – from the exact hides we choose to pioneering new manufacturing techniques to the rigorous testing that ensures every leather meets the highest safety standards.
Innovation built in
Creating a lighter weight leather requires access to the right hides, but ultimately it’s our innovative tanning process that makes it possible to produce a reduced weight leather – that delivers on strength, durability and quality. The result is that LightCore™ has a full thickness – the same as our standard leather.
Same thickness. Same strength.
A low carbon, reduced-weight full substance leather re-engineered for the next generation of aviation. Made with a unique, durable, micro-light core, LightCore™ is up to 33% lighter than standard leather – without sacrificing thickness or strength.
Safety first
We created LightCore™ lightweight leather to help reduce fuel burn – without compromising on safety or durability. Rigorously tested to meet the demands of modern aviation, LightCore™ has been developed by our aviation experts to pass all airworthiness specifications including FAR 25.853, Appendix F part I/a/1 (ii), 12 s Vertical Burn.