A hairline crack forms deep inside an aircraft wing, invisible to the naked eye but capable of growing into a catastrophic ...

Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Industry Innovation Center for Aircraft Composite Material Structure Design and Application has the following research output in the current window (1 January ...

The composites industry has long since evolved from a newcomer to an established industry and is now an innovation driver for many sectors. However, manual processes still dominate the production of ...

Scaled Composites, LLC made aviation history today with the flight of the largest wingspan aircraft. During this initial flight, the team tested out specific handling qualities to validate the design.

An artist’s rendering of the JetZero commercial jetliner derivative of the company’s Air Force BWB technology demonstrator. Photo Credit: JetZero The U.S. Air Force is investing in JetZero’s (Long ...

Lufthansa Technik is using what it says is the world’s first automated adaptive robot system that can be applied to a multitude of MRO processes for composite aircraft parts, including radome repairs.

Using the latest developments in thermoplastic composite processing and flexible printed electronics, IPC and its partners developed a lightweight, smart battery casing for aircraft applications. With ...

The introduction of the Boeing 747 in 1969 changed the scale of commercial aviation, but as the industry evolved, so did ...