Aerospace Emerging Technologies
Nov 01, 2024
SpaceX’s Starship booster “catch” at the launchpad wowed the space world, but big hurdles remain to launching humans to Mars in 2028.
Nov 01, 2024
Small startups in Airbus’ home city have the potential to drive technological advancements in the industry.
Nov 01, 2024
Japan plans to fly a supersonic demonstrator with robust low boom.
Nov 01, 2024
The 200-seat double-deck design seeks to increase efficiency.
Oct 28, 2024
Typical Level 1 applications could include flight control law optimization, sensor calibration, fuel tank quantity evaluation and icing detection.
Nov 18, 2024
New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.
Nov 18, 2024
Thales is investigating a new method to help prevent aircraft from flying too close from one another in a given airspace.
Nov 15, 2024
NASA and GE Aerospace will evaluate aircraft wake scanning technology during flight tests to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.
Nov 14, 2024
MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) and Maeve Aerospace are teaming up for the development of Maeve’s planned M80 80-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Nov 14, 2024
20 years ago, NASA saw incremental aircraft improvement would no longer mitigate the environmental impact of projected growth; revolutionary change was needed.
Nov 14, 2024
Beta Technologies has completed a piloted test flight with the first electric aircraft rolled off the production line at its factory in Burlington, Vermont.
Nov 13, 2024
ATR is ceasing work on the STOL version of the ATR 42-600 to focus on upgrades for the turboprop aimed at lowering operating costs for its airline customers.
Nov 08, 2024
Xyrec is developing a robotic application in which drag-reducing sharkskin properties could be directly incorporated into aircraft paint.