Boeing may build an all-composite airframe as a concept demonstrator for next-generation passenger and cargo aircraft. Boeing Phantom Works president Darryl Davis says an airframe developed using the ...
When I first heard that Learjet would build its new Model 85 entirely from composite materials, I wondered what management there was thinking. So far there has not been an FAR Part 25 transport ...
Bonded composite airframe structures offer a potential to achieve more affordable manufacturing and more efficient structures, ultimately meeting the goals of the Air Force for increased range and ...
One of the primary achievements of the 787 Dreamliner design is its monocoque fuselage, which has internally integrated ...
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is developing a mobile, automated repair system for primary composite airframe structures that could be ready within five years. While repair processes exist for secondary ...
TACOMA, Wash., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toray, the leading global company in innovative technologies and advanced high-performance materials, is among the shortlist of composite material ...
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems and Dream Chaser program partner, Lockheed Martin unveiled the Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft composite airframe. This structure will be used to ...
The University of Texas at Arlington has received a $600,000 grant from Boeing to test composite components that officials believe will lead to longer-lasting aircraft and identify when those ...
A new NASA research project seeks a dramatic 400-600% improvement in manufacturing rates for composite airframe structures for the next U.S.-built single-aisle commercial aircraft. The Hi-Rate ...
Aerospace engineers face constant trade-offs between weight and manufacturability. With HyperX® and HyperXpert® from Collier Aerospace, they can optimise lighter, more cost-effective composite ...