Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Sustainability

Daher, Airbus, Safran to develop hybrid propulsion aircraft demonstrator

The aircraft, called EcoPulse, is based on Daher’s TBM platform, with a distributed hybrid propulsion system developed by Safran.

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Aerospace

Meggitt wheels, brakes selected for ATR72 aircraft fleet upgrade

Meggitt’s heavy-duty wheels and NuCarb carbon/carbon brakes are said to provide improved performance and reliability for the ATR72 fleet.

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Aerospace

Teijin supplies CFRTP for A350 XWB primary structural parts

The Airbus airliner incorporating Teijin’s Tenax TPCL carbon fiber thermoplastic consolidated laminate was delivered to Japan Airlines.

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Aerospace

Boom Supersonic announces plans for XB-1 demonstrator roll-out

The company says it will complete its XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator by December, with flight tests next year.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace thermoplastic composites featured on Bell V-280 Valor

The thermoplastic composite components will be used for a demonstrator of the military V-tail aircraft.

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Defense

Boeing forecasts $8.7 trillion aerospace and defense market through 2028

Boeing’s market outlook includes a $3.1 trillion projected demand for commercial airplanes, as operators replace older jets with more fuel-efficient models.

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Aerospace

Airbus launches A321XLR long-range single-aisle airliner

The latest evolution of the A321neo is said to have a range of 4,700 nm while providing 30% lower fuel burn than previous aircraft.

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Aerospace

CCS developing composite wings for Eviation electric aircraft

Announced at the Paris Air Show, Composite Cluster Singapore has designed the wing and belly fairings for the Alice all-electric aircraft.

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Out of Autoclave

Spirit AeroSystems collaborates on Wing of Tomorrow program

Spirit emphasizes use of modeling and simulation software for composite resin infusion technology.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace manufactures first demonstrator parts for Wing of Tomorrow program

Announced at the Paris Air Show, the company’s composite demonstrator wing components are part of the wing spar. 

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Composites 4.0

Plataine, Marubeni Aerospace to offer IIoT solutions to Japanese manufacturers

The collaboration will offer AI-based digital manufacturing products for Japanese aerospace and automotive sectors.

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Aerospace

CGTech joins NIAR to support ATLAS research

CGTech's AFP/ATL programming and simulation software will be used to support ATLAS aerospace composites research at the National Institute of Aviation Research.

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