The bird strike impact test was used to examine the technical performance of the leading edge and landing gear door. This test simulates the effects of an airborne bird impact, which can result in ...

Stealth aircraft aren’t invisible. They’re engineered to be nearly undetectable — a far more demanding and fascinating ...

Researchers from the Belgorod State University (BSU) and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) studied aluminum alloys at the atomic level and found patterns that will help ...

A troubling string of incidents involving aircraft window failures has caught public attention over the past few weeks, including one where the cockpit windshield of a Sichuan Airlines A319 blew out ...

German regional aircraft OEM Deutsche Aircraft and Indian aerostructures manufacturer Dynamatic Technologies have inaugurated the rear fuselage assembly line for the forthcoming 40-seat D328eco ...

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

Inside the massive testing hangars across Seattle and Everett, the world's biggest jetliners are turned into mechanical lab rats. Hydraulic actuators yank their wings skyward, compressors simulate ...

Test Video Shows Interesting Structural Capabilities of Advanced Aircraft Like B-2. This remarkable video of a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber undergoing wing flutter testing on June 14, ...

The new fuselage assembly opened in Hamburg combines advanced automation and logistics. Airbus A320 automation. (Image courtesy of Airbus.) As the civil aviation industry ramps up production of single ...

Featuring case studies and worked examples that make the text accessible, this resource covers all fundamental subjects, including elasticity, structural analysis, airworthiness and aeroelasticity.

The Full-scale Structural Test Lab is housed in NIAR's newest and largest facility, the Aircraft Structural Test and Evaluation Center. This immense facility encompasses 130,000 square feet (39,000 ...

iSurface, a project led by Munro Technology, Z Prime, Axalp Technologies AG and researchers from Swiss university of applied sciences FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), unveiled a new intelligent ...