Improved wings for more fuel-efficient aircraft pass vibration testing
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center have completed ground vibration testing of two new wing designs as part of an EU project to make aircraft lighter and more fuel efficient
Features
Ariane 6 testing ramps up towards before first mission
Europe’s Ariane 6 launch vehicle is set to debut with a commercial mission in 2020 and industry is carrying out the final tests and starting production of the launch platform
Opinion
How can we accelerate the big opportunities around aircraft electrification?
Professor Chris Gerda discusses the progress engineers are making electrifying aircraft
Flight Testing
Boeing to flight test new technologies in its 2019 ecoDemonstrator
The 2019 ecoDemonstrator flight test program will test new digital communications technologies
Defense
AEDC testing work set to increase
Senior management at the US Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex expect significant increaing in testing work this year
