A330-800 flight test update: Aero pace
After a pause in the flight test program, A330-800 flying has resumed apace, building on the success of the larger -900 variant
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What can the industry learn from the Boeing 737 Max?
Software testing and organisational safety expert Massimo Bombino explains what lessons aviation firms can learn from the Boeing 737 Max crashes
How software can help aerospace engineers capitalize on industry trends and opportunities
Advances in modelling and analysis software is enabling engineers to meet the next set of challenges for tomorrow’s aircraft now
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
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