Markets

Hi-DEN project targets novel high-pressure hydrogen storage innovations

Carbon ThreeSixty, alongside partners Antich & Sons and Viritech, will manufacture, integrate and demonstrate a volumetrically efficient composite hydrogen system for land transport, short-haul aerospace.  

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United Airlines, Archer to launch eVTOL routes in Chicago

O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vertiport Chicago will be the next point-to-point route of the partners’ urban air mobility (UAM) network buildout.  

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LIFT Aircraft completes first piloted eVTOL demonstrations in Japan

Nine flights were successfully conducted after receiving the green light from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.  

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Automotive

SABIC debuts EN45545 rail-compliant, fiber-reinforced compound

LNP Thermocomp AM DC0041XA51 offers the rail industry a solution that can be used for on-demand printing of large, complex exterior and interior parts in relatively small build numbers.  

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Sustainability

Composite sidewall cover expands options for fire-safe rail components

R&D project by CG Rail explores use of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and recycled manufacturing scrap to meet fire safety, weight and volume targets.

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Beta Technologies to produce, certify fixed-wing eCTOL 

The revealed eCTOL CX300 all-electric aircraft is being designed, tested and certified in parallel with eVTOL model Alia-250. Certification and delivery are targeted for 2025.  

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Pressure Vessels

Collins Aerospace to lead COCOLIH2T project

Project for thermoplastic composite liquid hydrogen tanks aims for two demonstrators and TRL 4 by 2025.  

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Defense

Sikorsky hybrid-electric VTOL demonstrator to inform future missions

Long-range, autonomous HEX aircraft prototype featuring a composite airframe serves as evaluation of large VTOL aircraft design, novel propulsion systems and control architectures for military and commercial purposes.  

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Trends

Research predicts first commercial eVTOL passenger routes, applications

A new survey commissioned by Horizon Aircraft asked 100 professionals when they think the first UAM passenger routes will be operational, and what uses would be considered the most practical.  

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Archer nears completion of first Midnight aircraft build

All major aerostructures and systems have been built and installed to begin pilot flight test operations with the conforming composite aircraft in early 2024.  

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