Aerospace

Thermoplastics 22 Aug 2018

TenCate celebrates assembly of thermoplastic composite consortium in Brazil

The SPIRIT consortium seeks to collaborate and develop a regional knowledge-base in thermoplastic composite technology for the next generation of aircraft.

Weaving 21 Aug 2018

AMRC installing UK's largest radial braider

The new radial triaxial braider will support the development of complex lightweight preforms for automotive, aerospace and other weight sensitive industries.

Aerospace 21 Aug 2018

Boeing tests new autonomous command and control technology for UAVs

The first suite of synchronized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests has been completed using technology developed by Boeing in Australia.

Aerospace 20 Aug 2018

Bye Aerospace's StratoAirNet completes maiden flight

Bye Aerospace completes first flight of the solar electric technology demonstrator prototype for its StratoAirNet and Solesa families of medium-altitude aircraft systems.

Aerospace 19 Aug 2018

Air travel with a personal touch

EAA’s 2018 AirVenture at Oshkosh, WI, US happened during the last week of July and as always offered up a banquet of news and innovative new products, including flying cars, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) personal air vehicles and combinations of the two. One of these concepts, called BlackFly and on display at Oshkosh for the first time, caught my attention.

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Aerospace 16 Aug 2018

GE Aviation delivers 25,000th CMC component

The Asheville, NC, US facility has reached a production milestone for its ceramic matrix composites components for commercial aviation.

IACMI 16 Aug 2018

Utah Lt. Governor to make keynote address at composites workshop

The Fly Away with Composites workshop will be held August 21-22 at Davis Technical College in Clearfield, UT, US.

Additive Manufacturing 15 Aug 2018

SDSU students to develop 3D printing materials for International Space Station

South Dakota State University is one of 10 university teams selected to work on technologies to support NASA’s deep space exploration capabilities.

Pressure Vessels 13 Aug 2018

Haydale supplies graphene for Juno aircraft

Juno demonstrates the viability of graphene enhanced prepreg material for structural applications and the ability to manufacture components using traditional composite manufacturing methods.