GKN Aerospace has successfully concluded a composite manufacturing and assembly research programme using of out of autoclave (OOA) processes and materials and PI shaped woven preforms. These ...

Engineers are closing in on a long imagined goal in aviation, wings that can subtly change shape in midair instead of relying ...

Canadian aircraft structures supplier Magellan Aerospace has extended an agreement to provide Airbus with the A350's centre wing boxes and related components. The six-year contract extension calls for ...

GKN developed semi-automated manufacturing processes for the first WOT spars, with the ultimate goal of almost fully automating fabrication. The spar is fully preformed here and being prepared for ...

Boeing has completed destructive testing on the 787's all-composite wing box, a process which is part of the aircraft's certification programme. Manufactured by Boeing's Japanese partners, the wing ...

Fig. 7 “Certification process of the modifications for the prototype”, which includes the FTB#2 outer wing. Photo Credit: “Structural Radar Research of Airbus Defense and Space as Clean Sky ...

At the root of the wingtip extension, a semi-aeroelastic hinge is triggered in cases of strong turbulence. Credit: Airbus/Fixion/Dreamstime/MMS One of the principles ...

At this year's Singapore Air Show, Airbus has taken the wraps off its latest Blended Wing Body (BWB) scale model demonstrator aircraft. Called the Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of ...