Aerospace
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Zephyr sets new flight duration record during maiden flight
Airbus’ solar–electric, stratospheric Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) completes maiden flight of over 25 days, the longest duration flight ever made.
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The Parker Solar Probe is pretty cool – thanks to carbon composite
Given the extreme temperatures of the Sun’s corona how can NASA’s Parker Solar Probe endure the region to carry out its mission to study our local star?
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Meggitt Polymers & Composites expands San Diego manufacturing facilities
The San Diego MPC location is the Meggitt Group Center of Excellence for complex, molded aircraft engine components and structures used in extreme environments.
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NASA announces new space exploration technologies partnerships
NASA is partnering with six US companies to develop technologies that have the potential to benefit the commercial space economy and future NASA missions.
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