Aerospace

Aerospace 28 Dec 2023

GE combines rotating detonation, ramjet in hypersonic engine program

New architecture, incorporating high-temperature CMC and electronics, could power efficient hypersonic vehicles with longer range that exceeds Mach 5.

Aerospace 27 Dec 2023

Kawasaki Heavy Industries joins aerospace quality program

Kawasaki's Nadcap subscription strengthens its aerospace division, fostering collaborative quality standards across vital manufacturing processes, reinforcing product safety and supply chain robustness.

Aerospace 27 Dec 2023

GE Aerospace awarded demonstration contract for NASA HyTEC project

Turbofan engine small core technology development with CMC-coated components targets enhanced fuel efficiency in single-aisle aircraft by mid-2030s.

Work In Progress 27 Dec 2023

Innovation in ultrasonic inspection and nondestructive testing

With increasingly complex structural components working their way into aerospace programs, the need for versatility in inspection and testing capabilities is growing.

Aerospace 18 Dec 2023

Nexam Chemicals joins TAPE Extreme consortium for temperature-resistant composite development

Chemistry, polymers and resins competency will guide Nexam’s R&D activities for novel dry UD tapes to replace metals in jet engines.

Aerospace 13 Dec 2023

From the CW Archives: Airbus A400M cargo door

The inaugural CW From the Archives revisits Sara Black’s 2007 story on out-of-autoclave infusion used to fabricate the massive composite upper cargo door for the Airbus A400M military airlifter.

Aerospace 13 Dec 2023

Dzyne Technologies announces new California manufacturing facility for UAS production

Dzyne offers composite fabrication, avionics fabrication and assembly, and aircraft integration among other manufacturing capabilities to support current and future UAS needs, further enabled by the new 125,000-square-foot facility in Irvine.

Aerospace 8 Dec 2023

EcoPulse aircraft demonstrator makes first hybrid-electric flight

The demonstrator aims to evaluate the operational advantages of integrating hybrid-electric distributed propulsion, with specific emphasis on CO2 emissions and noise level reduction.

Aerospace 8 Dec 2023

Stratolaunch TA-1 test vehicle completes captive carry flight

The flight was the 12th for the company’s launch platform Roc and the first carrying the Talon-A testbed vehicle with live propellant, in preparation for its first powered hypersonic flight.