From the earliest days of aviation, aircraft structures were made of metal. Gradually, aluminum emerged as the preferred option for primary, secondary and tertiary structures because of its ...
Product: GMI Aero provides a range of composite repair equipment and services to airlines, MROs and OEMs, including engineering solutions, training, field assistance services and its range of Anita ...
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaman Composites – Wichita, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today the expansion of its composite repair services to the ...
Aerostructures manufacturer GKN Aerospace is working with airframer Boeing on a series of advances to enable more accurate repair of composite components and to allow otherwise invisible damage to be ...
The Air Force has spent the past few years gearing up for a near-peer fight against adversaries with high-end air forces that match their own. While new doctrines and technologies occupy much of the ...
Boeing will celebrate its past in grand fashion at its centennial in July, but its future was on full display last month at the Everett plant. That’s where the aerospace manufacturer unveiled its new ...
Thermoplastic composites in aircraft structure have long been scrutinized, because this class of materials has the potential for fast forming, weldability, inherently superior fatigue performance and ...
Take a drive down Highway 526 and look north toward the cranes and trucks and workers building the future of not only Boeing but an entire region. Contractors are creating a new 1.3 ...
Considering that theBoeing 787 was the first airliner to have an airframe primarily made from composite materials, and has been in service since 2011, it may puzzle readers to learn that the much ...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The cost and weight-saving objectives of aircraft/engine OEMs will drive the application of composites in the aerospace industry. Aircraft safety will be one of the overriding ...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The U.S. Army has purchased thousands of unmanned aircraft systems in the last 15 years, coinciding with ongoing combat operations. The initial push to field these systems ...
More weight is automatically seen as a negative in aviation, but is that always really the case or can it actually be beneficial?