Aerospace
Joby Aviation adds second pre-production prototype aircraft to accelerate flight testing in 2022
Joby confirms the second prototype has received FAA Special Airworthiness Certification and U.S. Air Force airworthiness approval for streamlined operations heading into 2024.
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NASA Institute develops carbon nanotube-based composites for Mars spacecraft
The five-year project employs computational modeling techniques to build composite panels that are three times stiffer and stronger than current carbon fiber to enable manned missions to Mars.
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Airbus seeks 6,000 new hires in first part of 2022
Worldwide search focuses on new skills to support long-term projects and ambition, notably in the fields of decarbonization, digital transformation and cyber technology, with one-third of recruitment allotted to new graduates.
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Setting unrealistic expectations in composites manufacturing
In the aerospace composites industry, quality comes at a cost, but built-in incentives throughout the supply chain don’t always favor the best and the brightest.
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Airbus and partners to establish aircraft lifecycle center in China
Facility will offer sustainable solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of aircraft, including maintenance, conversions, dismantling and recycling.
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Caracol obtains AS/EN 9100 certification for large-scale, robotic-mounted 3D printer
Italy-based large-scale AM specialist secures accreditation to produce aerospace parts. The company is currently scaling up production of various aircraft, launcher and satellite components.
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GKN Aerospace named supplier of all Gulfstream G800, G400 business jets
Workshare includes design and manufacture of sustainable, thermoplastic composite rudder, elevators and floorboards, as well as metal-bonded fuselage panels and machined wing skins.
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U.S. Air Force contract accelerates R&D of Boom Supersonic’s Overture aircraft
Critical design and development initiatives aid in the composite supersonic airliner’s future strategic capability in rapid global transport and logistics.
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James Webb Space Telescope reaches major milestone as primary mirror unfolds
Full deployment of the 21-foot, gold-coated primary mirror completes the final stage of all major spacecraft deployments in preparation for science operations.
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Suprem thermoplastic composites contribute to pressure vessel expansion
High-quality, high-performance UD thermoplastics are dedicated to industrializing recyclable Type III, IV and V pressure vessels.
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