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.

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...

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Airbus Delivers First A350-1000 to Launch Customer Qatar Airways

Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 widebody airliner to launch customer Qatar Airways at a delivery event in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 37 A350-1000s ordered by the carrier...

Delta Reportedly Eyeing Boeing’s New Midsize Aircraft – the 797

According to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg, Delta Air Lines is reportedly interested in being one of Boeing’s first customers for the “797” – a new midsize aircraft with an all-composite fuselage....

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Holds Promise for Carbon Fiber Composites

Last week, one of the most widely discussed stories in the world was SpaceX’s successful launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket, which contained Tesla Roadster inside its CFRP fairing. The Falcon Heavy is...

COMAC Reveals Major Milestone in Development of CR929 Aircraft

Last week, the American division of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) revealed that manufacturing tests of full-scale 15 x 6-meter composite fuselage panels for the CR929 aircraft have been...