A carbon composite inner skin for the LEAP-1C engine’s O-Duct is formed via a specialty molding process, used for the first time in the program to build aero-structures for the CFM International ...

Manufacturers of the Stratolaunch air-launch platform used Collier Research’s automated sizing and analysis software to inform laminate design and production NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When ...

Next-generation fighter jets and spacecraft stand to see performance gains from weight reduction and structural resilience Challenging six decades of convention, Chinese scientists have proposed a new ...

February 5, 2008 Continuing the 45 year development of the famous aircraft platform, the next-generation Learjet will be the first Bombardier Aerospace jet to feature an all-composite structure as ...

New research from engineers at Monash University and RMIT has revealed that moisture absorption is the most important factor in how carbon fiber used in aircraft degrades over time. The discovery ...

Aircraft are creatures of economics. Commercial transport planes whisk passengers and cargo around the world in hours, but only if they generate direct profit for the airlines that fly them. Business ...

“Self-responsive” nanomaterial-based composites AMRC’s Matthew Collinson (top photo) inspects a composite demonstrator component incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and copper contacts to enable ...

GKN Aerospace has successfully concluded a composite manufacturing and assembly research programme using of out of autoclave (OOA) processes and materials and PI shaped woven preforms. These ...

The crashworthiness of aircraft structures is a critical aspect of aerospace design, directly influencing occupant survivability and overall safety performance during impact events. This field ...

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Ducommun Inc. of Los Angeles, continuing an acquisition spree, said Monday that it has agreed to buy Composite Structures, a privately held aerospace contractor based in Monrovia. Terms were not ...

Analysing failed fibre composite aircraft structures will be a significant challenge for regulators investigating the causes of aircraft accidents in the future, according to the Australian Transport ...