Aerospace

Rising fuel costs, environmental regulations and an increase in airline traffic have helped drive the increasing use of composite materials in the aerospace industry. Composites are used in military, business and commercial aircraft of all sizes, including spacecraft.

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Historic Qantas Flight Made Possible by Fuel-Efficient Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Last week, Qantas Airways, the largest airline by fleet in Australia, completed the third-longest commercial flight in the world in terms of time, a 17-hour, 9,009-mile non-stop from Perth, Australia, to...

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Boeing Delivers World’s First 787-10 Dreamliner to Singapore Airlines

Yesterday, Boeing announced the delivery of the first 787-10 airplane, the newest and largest member of the Dreamliner family, to Singapore Airlines. The news comes just a few months after the Federal Aviation...

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Orbital ATK Produces its 25,000th Part for Boeing 787 Dreamliner Program

Last week, Orbital ATK announced it has produced its 25,000th composite structure for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which is the equivalent of more than 150 ship sets. The Orbital ATK Aerospace Structures...

World’s Largest Jet Engine, the GE9X, Completes First Test

Last Wednesday, GE Aviation announced that the engine that will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft successfully completed its first flight test in Victorville, Calif. Known as the GE9X, the engine is in the...

Stratolaunch, World’s Largest Plane, Reaches another Critical Milestone

Last week, Stratolaunch founder Paul Allen tweeted that the company’s signature plane, the largest in the world, reached a new top taxi speed of 46 miles per hour. The team has also shown for the first time...

Airbus Debuts First Ultra Long Range A350 XWB Plane

Last week, Airbus announced first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse, France. The news comes just shortly after Airbus delivered the world’s...