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 ...

A frequently cited statistic for Boeing's newest clean-sheet aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is that it is composed of 50% ...

The National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP), part of Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research announces a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea ...

As aerospace continues its pursuit of higher performance, lower weight, and improved lifecycle efficiency, metal-to composite component conversion is a key enabler of innovation. Whether in commercial ...

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

Syensqo’s high-performance composite and adhesive materials, already used in Vertical’s prototype program, have been selected ...

In an approach they call 'nanostitching,' engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. The advance could lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft. To save on ...

A cabin sidewall panel produced from recycled carbon composite material was tested onboard the Boeing ecoDemonstrator, an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9. Credit: Boeing Over the last 10 years, Boeing has ...

As National Composites Week (NCW) unfolds this year and we discuss the myriad ways in which composites exemplify “Performance With Purpose,” one of the first areas that demands attention is the use of ...

The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB#2) successfully performed its flight campaign, testing a new semi-morphing wing, as well as on-ground structural tests of a novel composite outer wing box.