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.

Volocopter, World’s first Certified Multicopter, Takes Flight in Dubai

Last week, the Volocopter VC200, the world’s first certified multicopter created by German firm e-volo, took to the skies in Dubai for the first time in an unmanned flight. The Volocopter is a personal,...

Stratolaunch, World’s Largest Aircraft, Completes First Phase of Engine Testing

Last week, the team at Stratolaunch announced it is one step closer to providing convenient, reliable, and routine access to low Earth orbit. For the first time, the company started the aircraft’s six Pratt...

Boeing to Increase Production of 787 Dreamliner to 14 per Month by 2019

Last week, Boeing tweeted that due to a backlog of approximately 700 orders and “continued demand,” the company plans to increase its production of the 787 Dreamliner to 14 planes per month in 2019....

Airbus to test New Laminar Wing on the A340

According to a report from Flightglobal, Airbus will soon start flight testing an A340 that has been fitted with experimental laminar-flow wing sections. The effort is part of a larger EU-funded technology...

Aerospace Industry Poised to Redefine the Wing

Composite innovation centers seek to address production challenges and explore new material combinations. In many areas, the aerospace design and manufacturing industry – with its tight tolerances and...

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First Ever US-Built Airbus A320 Takes Off

On August 15, the first Airbus A320 aircraft to be produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Ala., flew for the first time. The flight lasted approximately four hours, during which tests...