How wind tunnel testing of a Boeing 757 vertical tail has helped prove active flow control can enhance performance
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Crawling robots are beginning to attract attention as a possible fast, safe and low-cost means of completing non-destructive inspection on aerospace structures
Flight testing of the new Airbus A350 XWB is underway in France – what flight progress has been made since the aircraft first flew in June 2013?
There will always be one key difference between the testing of an unmanned air system (UAS) and a manned aircraft – the pilot stays firmly on the ground
Since NASA contracted Boeing to develop the CST-100 module,
James Johnson, lead test and evaluation manager of the program, has seen the team progress – but also face development challenges along the way
A recent helicopter crash test conducted by NASA, the US Navy, the US Army and the FAA hopes to shed new light on seat safety and lightweight composites, while also exploring the value of new testing methods
So-called ‘frame grabbers’ have helped engineers unravel a complex picture of aerodynamic interactions during the Embraer KC-390’s refueling procedures
How Wichita’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) is using a F/A-18 first-generation aircraft to learn more about the aging of composite structures and bonds
The US Missile Defense Agency has proved its integrated systems concept in the biggest and most ambitious advanced threat test and raid assault ever: FTI-01
How researchers at the University of Nottingham hope to turn light into ultrasound to revolutionize NDT