Composites are playing an important role in the aviation industry’s attempt to cut costs. They are quickly becoming the standard material used for aircraft seats, as they are significantly lighter and ...

Scaled Composites, LLC made aviation history today with the flight of the largest wingspan aircraft. During this initial flight, the team tested out specific handling qualities to validate the design.

Think back to your last 10 flights. Chances are, on 8 out of those 10 commercial flights, at least one crucial component of your aircraft was built by Greene Tweed. That’s right – Greene Tweed’s ...

The French company Duqueine chose to unveil at JEC World what is presented as the world’s first aircraft wheel made entirely from carbon composite. A choice that is far from anecdotal in a sector ...

The surrounding view may be somewhat familiar, but the physiological experience onboard an aircraft is not like it is on the ...

China develops a metal like composite material that improves strength by 26% while reducing weight for aerospace use.

A collaborative research initiative in Europe is seeking to use digital twin processes to manage the entire life-cycle of next-generation aircraft composite structures. The project aims to provide ...

The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibres, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving ...

Solar Impulse uses SOURIAU composite connectors made of composite material with special metallization to be the lightest possible connectors, but those that can also meet the required EMI protection ...