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Study Could Help Aircraft Avoid Dynamic Stall
University of Illinois researchers are studying the physics of dynamic stall so that it can be used beneficially and reliably by aircraft. The problem has been studied at low speeds but at...
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Stratolaunch Composite Air-Launch Aircraft Pulls the Wheels up During Latest Taxi Test
Seattle-based Stratolaunch Systems Corporation is fast approaching the first flight of its Stratolaunch aircraft. According to a brief social media...
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AVIO Software Developers Leverage AdaCore GNAT pro Assurance for ESA Vega C Launch Vehicle
Software engineers engaged in the construction and development of space launchers and solid and liquid propulsion systems for space travel at AVIO – a...
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Airlander 10 Hybrid Airship May Enter Production as Soon as 2019
With a recently won production organization approval (POA) from the Civilian Aviation Authority (CAV), Hybrid Air Vehicles Limited (HAV) is one step closer to type...
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Navy Launches Virtual Training Tech for Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Crews
One of the most dangerous environments in the U.S. Navy is the deck of an aircraft carrier. Catapult systems that can remove limbs, furious engines, whipping...
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Nomination Period Now Open for SAE International Aerospace Engineering Awards
Every year, SAE International seeks to recognize the outstanding individuals for their commitment to the mobility industry. Among the nearly 60 professional awards...
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Boeing and NASA Unveil Lightweight, Ultra-Thin, More Aerodynamic Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Concept
Engineers at Boeing and NASA are collaborating on a lightweight, ultra-thin Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept, designed to be more...
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Vertical Flight Society Applauds EVTOL Innovation, Bell Nexus UAM Concept
The electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) revolution is gaining momentum, as evidenced by the unveiling of the Bell Nexus hybrid-electric VTOL air taxi concept...
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Bell Nexus Full-Scale Air Taxi Design Debuts, Taps Novel VTOL, Hybrid Propulsion, Energy Storage, and Avionics Technologies
Mobility engineers and executives at Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, in Fort Worth, Texas, are...
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Honeywell Aerospace Launches B2B E-Commerce Site for Aerospace Components
Honeywell Aerospace, a division of Honeywell International, has rolled out a new business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform for buying and selling aerospace...
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Militaries Choose Marvin Test Solutions MTS-3060A with Enhanced Flight-Line Test Capabilities, Cybersecurity
Marvin Test Solutions Inc. – a provider of test solutions for aerospace, defense, and manufacturing organizations – is shipping...
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Rolls-Royce’s Race to Develop the World’s Fastest All-Electric Aircraft
Inside a hangar bay at Gloucestershire airport in South West England, London-based Rolls-Royce plc has gathered a team of British engineers, designers, and data...
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Centre for Modelling & Simulation to Develop Digital Twins for GKN Aerospace Additive, Composite, and Industry 4.0 Technologies
The Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) will collaborate with GKN Aerospace to advance aircraft...
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SAE International’s Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft Takes Deep Dive on Aircraft Electrification Paradigm Shift, Innovation
SAE International’s latest release, Fundamentals of Electric Aircraft, offers an objective view of current...
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Additive Manufacturing Is Transforming Mobility Engineering, Driving the Factory of the Future
Additive manufacturing continues to advance and transform mobility engineering, as aerospace and automotive firms increasingly adopt and invest in...
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Sikorsky, Boeing Debut Future Vertical Lift Dual-Rotor Design with SB>1 DEFIANT Helicopter
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE:LMT), in Stratford, Connecticut, and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (NYSE:BA) in Berkeley, Missouri,...
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Marvin Test Solutions Tailors GX3800e PXI Express FPGA Module for Test, Automation, Instrumentation Engineering
Marvin Test Solutions Inc., a global provider of test solutions for aerospace, defense, and manufacturing, in Irvine, California,...
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High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites: New Battle for Inner Space, Part I
Farnborough International Airshow 2018 coincided with the opening of the world’s first serial HAPS assembly line by Airbus Defence and Space, with the Farnborough-based...
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AUDS Goes Undetected With New Ammunition
For the third iteration, the AUDS (anti-unmanned aerial vehicle defense system) recently returned to Fort Sill for the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX). During the last few MFIX events,...
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Could This Infinitely Variable Compression Mechanism Be the Next Piston Engine Game-Changer?
Whether its for economic incentives or reaching environmental goals, automotive and aerospace engine makers are continually chasing fractions of...
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Automation Streamlines Accreditation to Speed Aerospace and Defense Technology Deployment
Government agencies are not known for moving quickly, and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) accreditation process is a prime example. For defense...
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FADA-CATEC Uses 3D Printing to Slim down the CHEOPS Satellite
The “CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite” (CHEOPS) – the first European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellite to developed and manufactured in Spain – will launch in...
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Optimizing Plasma Treatments to RESOLVE Challenging Adhesion Issues
The process of determining the ideal plasma treatment that will resolve a challenging bonding or adhesion issue is an exact science, often the domain of chemists and...
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Does Your Coating System Require Climate Control? What to Look For and What to Expect
There is one aspect of the paint and coatings finishing business virtually guaranteed to give the budget director heart failure: climate control. There's no...
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Lightweighting Parts Using 3D Metal Printing
Metal additive manufacturing (3D printing), also known as Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) or Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), is changing the way metal parts are designed and produced. New software,...
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Applying Augmented Reality Technology to Aerospace Manufacturing
New and powerful projection based augmented reality (AR) technology is transforming the way products — ranging from turbine engines to pacemakers — are made, while...
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Reusable Rapid Prototyped Blunt-Impact Simulator
Rapid prototyping (RP) is the term most commonly used to describe additive manufacturing technologies. An additive manufacturing technology is any manufacturing process that fabricates a part by...
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New Products
Round TFT LCD Displays Data Image (Winter Park, FL) has announced new round TFT LCD color displays in two sizes: 3" and 4.2" in diameter. They can be used as digital avionics, power meters, speedometers, rpm gauges, temperature...
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Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
Reinforcing polymers with strong/stiff fibers is nothing new. Such materials have been used pretty much since aircraft were first created. In those pioneering days, wings were reinforced with woven...
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