Airbus’ scaling back of its ambitious hydrogen-electric development program shows the huge scale of the task facing the aviation industry to decarbonize
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The X-48 advanced knowledge about blended wing aircraft designs, but failed to kickstart a full-scale development program
Engineers are testing the materials and processes needed to produce parts for spacecraft while in space, extending the life and range of missions
Rolls-Royce’s Boeing 747-200 testbed proved the perfect host to validate the capabilities of its Pearl 10X engine
Testing and development of unmanned autonomous drones is being driven by the agricultural sector’s quest for cheaper, more effective crop sprayers
Engineers are using advanced camera systems and radar to fulfil the ambition of fully autonomous aircraft
Digital twins are proving their usefulness across the aircraft lifecycle from development to operations
University of Illinois researcher Cutler Phillippe describes how micro-CT scanning is helping to understand how…
A multimillion program of work is transforming Cranfield University into one of Europe’s leading hydrogen aviation research hubs
The development of laser directed energy weapons are amongst the most technically advanced and complex weapons testing programs running