Flying taxis within five years? Not likely
Jason Middleton, emeritus professor, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, discusses the challenges facing the developers of unmanned passenger air vehicles
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Why cross-sector working is good for aerospace testing
Luke Schreier, vice president and general manager of aerospace, defense, and government business for National Instruments believes it’s time for aerospace testing companies to embrace open, modular hardware and partnerships with companies in other sectors
Testing ion thrusters for space exploration
Engineers are testing ion propulsion systems for the next generation of aircraft now, writes Paul Willis
The benefits of robotic inspection for complex geometries
Professor Ian Cooper from research organization TWI discusses how automating the latest inspection technologies can improve testing and inspection
Flight test review 2018
Our annual flight test report reveals there are more new commercial airliners in testing now than there have been for many years
An introduction to x-ray computed tomography for dimensional metrology in aerospace
X-ray computed tomography (CT) has successfully entered the field of coordinate metrology as an innovative and flexible non-contact measurement technology for performing dimensional measurements on industrial parts
Tests reveal how drone impacts damage aircraft
Researchers have recreated a quadcopter crashing into an aircraft wing to assess the damage from the impact
Academic Insight: Ultra-thin capacitive sensors
Prof. Ron Miles at Binghamton University, New York, discusses how he has developed an acoustic sensor 50 times more sensitive than conventional microphones
Simplifying telemetry
by Hal Altan Telemetry sounds like an esoteric term to someone who has never been…
Q&A: Nick Gkikas, senior systems engineer, BAE Systems
Ergonomics and human factors is vital in aircraft but can be overlooked during testing and development. Here Nick discusses the latest trends and developments in cockpit design and testing.