With a growing market for passenger-to-freighter conversions, the major airframe components directly involved with main deck handling of bulk freight and cargo contained within unit load devices are ...

All-electric operation ensures zero emissions and energy-efficient performance, while durable construction withstands the ...

Airbus’s A350 freighter development is advancing with Ancra International set to deliver the initial cargo-loading system in 2024, while Curtiss-Wright will provide actuation for the type’s main-deck ...

Sikorsky is flying Matrix, its autonomous flight control system, on a “large cargo aircraft”. The statement, which came during a 8 February press conference about recent uninhabited autonomous flights ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) Ford-Class aircraft carrier has conducted successful “dead-load” tests using the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), launching ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Raspet Flight Research Laboratory at Mississippi State is announcing the acquisition of the largest, most sophisticated uncrewed aircraft system in its fleet, further cementing the ...

Aircraft carriers are impressive military machines capable of launching aircraft off an incredibly short runway. This isn't done merely by utilizing a fighter jet's speed. Instead, it's accomplished ...

Bracing for explosive growth in the electrification of mobility, UK-based engineering giant Rolls-Royce is developing various all-electric and hybrid-electric drive systems for aircraft. At one of its ...

One thing nearly all air taxi concepts share in common is fast-spinning propellers or ducted fans somewhere outside the aircraft's fuselage, pushing air to develop thrust whichever way they're pointed ...