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Future Vertical Lift Aircraft
The Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER® helicopter recently flew two demonstrations before Army officials.
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Collins Aerospace Builds $18M Ram Air Turbine Wind Tunnel Test Facility
Collins Aerospace recently broke ground on a new wind tunnel that will help streamline the testing process for its Ram Air Turbine product line at the company’s...
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NASA Aims for Climate-Friendly Aviation
NASA is expanding research for sustainable aviation by developing and testing new green technologies for next-generation aircraft, new automation tools for greener and safer airspace operations, and...
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First Air-to-Air Refueling Using an Unmanned Aircraft
For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing demonstrated the Boeing MQ-25™ T1 unmanned aircraft refueling an F/A-18 Super Hornet in flight. During a test flight, the Boeing...
Articles Materials
Advanced CT Inspection and Data Analysis
Learn about the ways to ensure that your composite designs are structurally sound.
Articles Propulsion
Engineering an Aircraft Hydrogen Powertrain
The commercial aviation industry is taking critical steps towards zero-carbon aviation.
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Navigation Unit
This contract paves the way for the mass production of navigation units for subsequent launches of VEGA-C and other space missions.
Application Briefs Defense
Vertical Takeoff and Landing Drone
Martin UAV will participate in the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE).
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Machine Learning and Radar Detect Drones
If radar signals move down from the clouds and into a city’s streets, there are suddenly many objects that can be mistaken for one another. Drones can easily be hidden on radar displays among...
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New Products
4D radar sensors, edge databases, 3D simulation platforms, and more.
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Does Your UAV Program Need a Transponder?
UAV designers need to understand the current and anticipated requirements to make an informed decision on incorporating transponders into an aircraft.
Products Test & Measurement
New Products
Conductive gaskets, an explosive atmosphere test branch, and hydraulic aircraft sealing systems.
Application Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Laser Cleaner Robot
A robotized system automatically removes primers and other protective coatings from F-35 wing components.
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Insect-Sized Agile Drones Operate in Tight Spaces
MIT has developed insect-sized drones with unprecedented dexterity and resilience. The aerial robots are powered by a new class of soft actuator that allows them to withstand the physical...
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Turn Growing Complexity into Competitive Advantage Through Digitalization -- Focus of AeroTech Keynote Thursday
In this new year of 2021, there is much to look forward to, and yet we do so with guarded optimism.
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA to Begin Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57
NASA is set to start high-voltage functional ground testing of the agency’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, which will perform flights to help develop certification standards...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Helicopter Cabin Computer
Abaco’s hardware platforms will be deployed at the heart of a new helicopter cabin computer.
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Keeping Drones Flying When a Motor Fails
For drones with four propellers – also known as quadcopters – the failure of one motor is a big problem. When one rotor fails, the drone begins to spin on itself like a ballerina. This high-speed...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Brings Airport Communications into the Digital Age
As air travel has increased, the challenge of keeping track of all the moving parts of an airport has only grown. A digital wireless airport communications system developed in part by...
Q&A Energy
Neste Targets Hard-To-Electrify Vehicles for Renewable Diesel
Commercial vehicles run under a wide range of operating conditions and duty cycles – not all are well-suited for battery-electric propulsion, particularly in the near term....
Application Briefs Aerospace
3D-Printed NACA Inlet
A company's first metal additively manufactured part took to the skies on a SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) test flight.
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Reverse Engineering Technology
A company was retrofitting older avionics and needed a CAD model of the panel to see how it would fit.
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Smart Parachute Rescues Drones
An intelligent parachute system deploys itself an emergency to bring the damaged drone safely to the ground. The system can be easily mounted to a drone at any time using a bayonet lock.
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Method Detects Flutter in Aircraft Turbines
In aerospace research, flutter generally refers to undesired and self-sustained vibrations in turbine blades that can readily grow out of control, destroying them along with the engine and even the...
Articles Propulsion
Redesigning the Systems Engineering Process to Speed Development of E-Propulsion Aircraft
OEMs should consider replacing traditional, silo-based approaches to systems engineering with a model-based strategy.
Articles Aerospace
Designing Connectivity Solutions for an Electric Aircraft Future
Learn how to take on a “follow-the-wire” design approach.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Remotely Piloted Air Systems
The plan is to deploy the Protector aircraft in a variety of wide-ranging Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operations.
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA and Boeing Partner to Advance Aviation
NASA research projects are flying aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of Boeing’s 2020 ecoDemonstrator program. Results from these flights will help continuing development of technology to...
INSIDER Aerospace
Simulating Lunar Human Landing and Urban Air Mobility
NASA Ames researchers in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) are designing the Human Landing System (HLS) to deliver humans to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis project. The VMS...
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance