Aerospace
Tow steering, Part 3: The birth of tow shearing
In-plane shearing of tows, versus in-plane bending of tows, hopes to take automated fiber placement directionality to new levels.
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Spirit Aerosystems reports Q4 and full-year 2020 financial results
Revenue was down 55%, primarily due to the effects of the 737 MAX grounding and COVID-19. Total 2020 shipset deliveries was 920, down from 1,791 in 2019.
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Lilium selects Aciturri for eVTOL fabrication
Spain-based Tier 1 aerospace manufacturer Aciturri will fabricate all composite and metallic structures for the piloted, four-passenger eVTOL Lilium Jet.
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Perseverance rover landing previews touchdown footage
NASA’s Perseverance rover relays a high-resolution still shot of its descent to the surface of Mars. Rover indicates positive health reports.
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Advancing the OOA infused wing box
MTorres integrates lower cover, front and rear spars into unitized flying demonstrator using one-shot, low-cost, portable production.
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The path to OOA wings with minimal fasteners
A review of the quest to eliminate both the autoclave and mechanical fasteners in composite wing structures.
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Hot drape forming
Heat, vacuum and/or pressure advance from debulking prepreg layups to automated preforming of dry reinforcements for faster composites production.
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IIAMS wing box road map to certification
Airbus DS uses Clean Sky demonstrators as part of broad strategy to ready next-gen aircraft technology for flight.
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Embraer delivers 71 jets in Q4 2020, 130 total in 2020
Although deliveries accelerated during the fourth quarter of 2020 relative to the three previous quarters, 2020 numbers represents a decrease of almost 35% compared to 2019.
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CFRP use expanded in Porsche 911 GT3
Bigger than its predecessor, but with only a slight increase in mass thanks to light weight body panels.
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