Aerospace
Embraer develops electric propulsion demonstrator aircraft
The first flight of the 100% electric propulsion single-aisle aircraft is scheduled for 2020.
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ULA selected for Dream Chaser launches
The composites-intensive Dream Chaser will launch aboard ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rockets for cargo resupply and return services to the International Space Station, starting in 2021.
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BEL launches new composites manufacturing and testing facility in Mumbai
New BEL facility to design and manufacture components using glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites.
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A new definition of composites?
Nucleation and control of crystallinity plus aspect ratio creates new plastic and ceramic composites with tailored performance.
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FACC enters into cooperation with MRO distributor STAECO
In China, STAECO will take over the distribution of FACC's entire aftermarket services portfolio in the field of commercial aviation.
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ICON Aircraft produces 100th A5 sports aircraft
The carbon fiber composite fuselage and structures were produced at ICON’s 300,000-square-foot production facility in Tijuana, Mexico.
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AFRL, Boeing, Thermwood partner to develop low-cost, autoclave-capable tooling
The project is using Thermwood’s vertical, large-scale 3D printer to build a carbon fiber-reinforced demonstrator tool for an aircraft fuselage skin.
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Thermwood’s vertical layer printing turns AM on its side
Vertical Layer Printing (VLP) 3D prints layers perpendicular to the floor, extending Z height to the length of the print bed — as long as 40 feet.
Read MoreRUAG Space and Firefly Aerospace sign supplier agreement
RUAG Space to supply payload separation systems for Firefly Aerospace launch vehicles.
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Boeing invests $115 million in new V-22 production facility
The new factory, located outside Philadelphia, Pa., U.S., will produce V-22 fuselages and modernize the Marine MV-22 fleet.
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