Air-breathing rockets could radically alter the space industry by reducing the cost of launches and increasing the number of testing facilities available to engineers
Browsing: Features
The laboratories of leading commercial aircraft makers are growing in size and complexity as more testing is carried out on the ground
Adrian Marinescu, a researcher from the University of Nottingham, UK, has been measuring the temperature of pilots’ faces to monitor concentration levels and improve cockpit designs
Advances in modelling and analysis software is enabling engineers to meet the next set of challenges for tomorrow’s aircraft now
In this exclusive interview, Rick Sluiters, executive vice president of Aerospace at Element Technology, discusses the testing provider’s growth strategy and how it wants to work with the aerospace sector
A new type of unmanned drone which is launched by balloon into the stratosphere has successfully reached an altitude of 82,000ft during test flights in Europe
Jason Middleton, emeritus professor, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, discusses the challenges facing the developers of unmanned passenger air vehicles
Novel designs and new testing technologies were developed as part of the European Space Agency’s seven-year project
First female F-35 test pilot flies from Edwards Air Force Base, California
The use of 3D printing is becoming more common in the US Air Force’s supply chain for its fifth-generation aircraft