Aerospace
Carbon fiber in pressure vessels for hydrogen
The emerging H2 economy drives tank development for aircraft, ships and gas transport.
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Overair's Butterfly eVTOL prototype to integrate composites-intensive design
Aiming for first flight tests in the latter half of 2023, Overair’s Butterfly aircraft uses Toray carbon fiber/epoxy prepreg strategically to cut weight on its battery-powered, quiet aircraft.
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Overair Butterfly eVTOL to incorporate Toray carbon fiber, resin system
The Butterfly is expected to take flight in densely populated cities in 2023, complete with Toray’s T1100/3960 prepreg system used in the airframe structure and propulsion units.
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Virgin Galactic selects Boeing subsidiary, Aurora, to build new motherships
Agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences to deliver two composite mothership vehicles, each designed to fly up to 200 launches per year, expected to enter service in 2025.
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Composites-intensive Squalo sports car to incorporate three-piece monocoque design
The as-of-yet hand-built car by GTO Engineering and Dexet Technologies is still currently in its design phase, but will have composites at its base.
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High-performance, high-detail continuous 3D-printed carbon fiber parts
Since 2014, Mantis Composites has built its customer and R&D capabilities specifically toward design, printing and postprocessing of highly engineered aerospace and defense parts.
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The Gill Corp. presents FAA-approved allowables data for Gillfab 4122S sandwich panels
Composite sandwich panels meet requirements for use in aircraft interior applications such as galleys, lavatories, partition walls, bulkheads, sidewalls and ceilings.
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Daher completes acquisition of Triumph aerostructures production facility
Facility strategically placed in Stuart, Florida, significantly expands the company’s presence in North America’s aviation industry for metallic and composite aerostructure assembly.
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Archer flight testing gains momentum, on pace to achieve transition flight by year end
Archer is conducting multiple tests weekly as it progresses through the composite-intensive Maker’s flight test campaign.
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NASA calls to industry to develop new flight technologies to reduce carbon emissions
The agency is seeking partners to capitalize on next-generation technologies to design, build, test and fly a large-scale demonstrator that will lead to future single-aisle aircraft.
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