Aerospace
Archer Aviation plans to work with Hexcel to advance eVTOL production capabilities
Under the proposed relationship, Hexcel will supply its high-performance carbon fiber prepreg material for the production aircraft.
Read MoreLilium begins eVTOL demonstrator flight testing in Spain
Lilium Jet demonstrator, dubbed Phoenix 2, begins the next phase of flight testing at Spain’s ATLAS Flight Test Center. A third demonstrator will be introduced in summer 2022.
Read MoreHexcel carbon fiber selected for Artemis 9 mission booster production
Lightweight composite design for BOLE boosters enable increased performance for NASA’s future missions to the moon and Mars.
Read MoreClean Aviation 2021 Highlights Report builds momentum for climate-neutral aviation
Latest progress, participants and synergies for the MFFD, UltraFan engine, RACER helicopter, Next-Gen Civil Tilt Rotor and other projects under the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking are highlighted.
Read MoreZeroAvia, ZEV Station gear up hydrogen refueling ecosystem at California airports
The two California-based companies have agreed to launch a trial project as powertrain developer ZeroAvia is preparing for first test flights with its Dornier 228 testbed aircraft.
Read MoreDLR Augsburg integrates sixth frame to upper half fuselage test shell for MFFD
Clean Sky 2 thermoplastic composite demonstrator advances toward full assembly.
Read MoreDLR Institute of Structures and Design releases video on TB-Rumpf welded thermoplastic composites
Autoclave-free consolidation and resistance welding validated for future aircraft thermoplastic composite fuselage.
WatchSafran joins the ThermoPlastic composites Research Center
The aerospace group joins as part of the ongoing initiative to decarbonize aviation. Safran believes thermoplastic technology development acceleration is a key target to meet this goal.
Read MoreAustralian hypersonic UAV project awarded $2.95 million federal funding
The DART CMP will be a hydrogen-powered, reusable, hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using newly developed ceramic matrix composites (CMC).
Read MoreStratasys collaborates with Lockheed to qualify composite materials for space, aviation end-use parts
Report made public by Metropolitan State University of Denver delivers qualification data for Antero 840CN03 for additively manufactured end-use parts requiring high thermal and chemical resistance, and ESD properties.
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