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Horizon Aircraft provides update on technical flight testing
Positive progress during eVTOL prototype testing approaches full transition to forward flight, aids in final full-scale aircraft design for completion and testing in 2026.
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ATA Industrial Group report evaluates the state of the global carbon fiber market
Carbon fiber composites market report provides statistics, analyses and trends regarding 2023 demand in China and around the world.
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Lilium looks to France to establish high-volume eVTOL production
Lilium is keen to expand its industrial footprint through leveraging of France’s aerospace heritage and vast supplier base in aerospace and electrification, in preparation for the eVTOL aircraft market demand.
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Airbus finalizes Aerovel acquisition
Per the agreement, Aerovel’s Flexrotor, a vertical takeoff and landing UAS aircraft, will provide enhanced and expanded mission capability offerings to Airbus customers.
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Airbus video highlights RACER compound helicopter first flight
Launched as part of a Clean Sky 2 program, a compound design — rotor, split fixed-wing, propulsive propellers — uses composites to cut fuel consumption and emissions by 20%.
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GTL validates LH2 composite dewar tanks for use in aviation
Test results exceeded expectations regarding holding hard vacuum, heat load, rapid chill-down and hydrogen fraction goal, leading to flight prototype fabrication.
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Second SPE ACCE 2024 keynote emphasizes carbon neutrality through autocomposites
Kristin von Szadkowski will be presenting sustainability research programs pursued by the Volkswagen Group to establish recycling and circular economy concepts in automotive production.
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11th Hour Racing sponsors IMOCA to advance competitive sailing diversity, sustainability
Additional support will be provided for IMOCA projects related to building with alternative material sources, a carbon fiber recycling pilot project, increasing opportunities for female sailors and more.
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NIAR receives $10 million NASA funding for high-temp advanced materials
Specialized research program will develop, mature and implement composites and other novel materials for use in hypersonic vehicles.
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Toyoda Gosei develops seawater-derived fiber-reinforced material
Fiber reinforcement is formed from magnesium hydroxide derived from seawater, achieving plastic parts that contributed to improved environmental performance.
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