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.

NASA Completes Construction of Highly Anticipated James Webb Space Telescope

After 20 years of development, NASA has officially finished construction of its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the largest space telescope ever made. The telescope, which is viewed by many as a...

Composites Assist a Worldwide Journey

In 1999, pilot Bertrand Piccard had a radical idea – build a plane capable of flying night and day without using any fuel, propelled solely by solar energy. Four years later, after Piccard conducted a...

Airbus Subsidiary Working on Autonomous, Electric Flying Taxi

A3, an Airbus subsidiary, has revealed plans to fly a prototype of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) electric and autonomous aircraft called “Vahana” by 2017. The company hopes to introduce a formal...

NASA Tests Silent Falcon: A Solar, Electric Carbon Fiber Drone

NASA has successfully tested a solar-powered electric drone known as the Silent Falcon. The drone is designed for numerous commercial, public safety, military and security applications, including NASA’s...

Boeing 777X GE9X Engine Completes Initial Ground Testing

GE Aviation announced it has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, the world's largest commercial aircraft engine that will power Boeing's 777X. In total, the engine...

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World’s First Four-Seater Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plane Has First Flight

Last month, the HY4 – the world’s first four-seater hydrogen fuel cell plane took off for the first time at the Stuttgart airport in Germany. The plane, which impressed visitors at Hannover Messe earlier...