The 787's carbon fiber fuselage changed aviation. The problems it introduced are still being resolved.
A phenomenon known as barely visible impact damage makes composite aircraft like the A350 much more difficult to repair after ...
Advanced thermoplastic composite technology and smart robotics will significantly reduce weight and manufacturing cost of future aircraft. Now the Clean Sky 2 Thermoplastic Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD ...
Ultrasonic welding was used to attach frames to clips and clips to the skin along with stringers in the lower shell module. Credit: Airbus As Airbus eyes advanced fuselage and wing designs that could ...
As part of the EU-funded Clean Sky 2/Clean Aviation project “Large Passenger Aircraft” (“LPA”), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Stade, Germany, together with international project partners, has joined ...
This record-breaking prototype aircraft features twin fuselages, a straight wing cruciform profile, six engines – and a ...
Part 22 of an ongoing Zenith 750SD Xtreme build, pushing the design further into extreme STOL performance territory. The post ...
Clean Sky 2 Thermoplastic Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) lower half has been delivered, and at 8m by 4m is one of the largest known thermoplastic assemblies in the world. Clean Sky 2 STUNNING project is ...