News archive: Design | Airframer

22 August

ReleaseHybrid-electric aircraft completes historic Alaska flight

15 August

ReleaseSupernal opens policy and commercial office in Washington, D.C.

9 August

Supernal currently employs more than 200 people in Irvine and has space to expand to 500.

Supernal opens engineering headquarters in Irvine

The four-story space pays homage to the aviation industry: Light fixtures throughout resemble clouds to create an ethereal ambiance, while flight paths guide employees throughout the space.

9 August

TLG tasked with production configuration for Alice

Built from a clean-sheet design integrating magniX's industry-leading electric propulsion system, Alice produces zero carbon emissions and features lower operating costs per flight hour than light jets or high-end turboprops.

3 August

The Cranfield crew make themselves at home.

Refurbished Cranfield hangar provides space for R&D

CAeS says a newly refurbished hangar will be a 'classroom of possibilities', where it will deliver the intricacies of zero emissions propulsion and also pioneer maintenance procedures for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

28 July

ReleaseL3Harris completes Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition

26 July

ReleaseLeidos and L3Harris announce team for ATHENA-S

25 July

ReleaseNASA and GE Aerospace unveil hybrid electric aircraft paint scheme

22 July

ReleaseLimosa proudly unveils LimoConnect V2, the newest version of its eVTOL/eCTOL aircraft

19 July

Leonardo's civil tiltrotor project needs innovative wings.

FORMOSA delivers on fuel economy and performance

The consortium has devised a special wing that includes more effective moving surfaces controlled by a new actuation system, which will be flight-tested as part of Clean Sky 2.

18 July

ReleaseLilium successfully arranges $192 M capital raise supported by leading german technology investors

18 July

ReleaseMFFD – using thermoplastics to replace aluminium in aircraft construction

13 July

ReleaseAerospace receives £80m boost with new University of Sheffield AMRC innovation facility and Boeing research programme

11 July

ReleaseThe fifth edition of Business Factory Aero (BFAero) drives innovation in the aerospace and unmanned aerial vehicle field

6 July

ReleaseLilium completes final audit in major step towards achieving EASA Design Organization Approval

6 July

ReleaseJoby completes submission of stage three certification plans to the FAA

30 June

ReleaseDefense contractor expands Ohio presence by adding R&D capabilities

26 June

ReleaseAurora Swiss Aerospace celebrates 10 years of revolutionizing autonomous and sustainable flight

23 June

ReleaseX-57 project creates paths toward electric aviation

22 June

ReleaseANCILLARY project selects teams to develop initial concepts for VTOL X-Plane

21 June

ReleaseSupernal partners with UMBRAGROUP on new light-weight actuation technology for eVTOL vehicles

20 June

ReleaseGE Aerospace signs MOU to explore research collaboration opportunities for the future of flight

20 June

ReleaseBoeing invests in KC-46A enhanced defensive capabilities

19 June

ReleaseSupernal and Qarbon Aerospace partner on future scaled eVTOL component assembly

19 June

ReleaseSupernal and GKN Aerospace announce agreement for eVTOL vehicle aerostructures, electrical wiring systems and manufacturing innovation

16 June

ReleasePlymouth Rock Technologies to close UK subsidiaries and begins rebranding effort

15 June

ReleaseNIMS selects Ansys' Materials Solution to advance more sustainable next-gen jet engines

14 June

The X-66A is the X-plane specifically aimed at helping the United States achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Transonic Truss-Braced Wing project becomes latest X-plane

To build the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 aircraft, shortening the fuselage and replacing its wings and engines.The design is known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing.

14 June

From left, Karen Plaut, executive vice president for research; Mark Lewis, CEO of PARI; Mung Chiang, Purdue University president; and Scott Meyer, managing director, Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories celebrate the opening of the Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility.

Purdue institute opens hypersonics research centre

Through facilities such as its Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility, Purdue aims to solve some of the most challenging and relevant problems in the field of high-speed flight while also building the future workforce.

13 June

ReleaseAutoFlight reveals interior design of world-record holding Prosperity I eVTOL

8 June

In the centre holding scissors: U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan, with Frederick Weyerhaeuser Piaseck (Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer at PiAC) to the left and John Weyerhaeuser Piasecki (President and Chief Executive Officer at PiAC) to the right, also holding scissors.

Piasecki sets up shop in former Sikorsky factory

The company will transform the 219,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility into an advanced R&D centre for next-generation VTOL aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems and related enabling technologies.

8 June

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was agreed at the recently concluded International Defense and Security Technologies Fair (IDET) in Brno, Czech Republic.

Honeywell's Czech business seeks greater role in F-35

The intention is to provide localisation of support which reduces turnaround time, lowers the spares pool, provides operational flexibility and increased aircraft availability.

5 June

ReleaseAccelerate the "flying car" into reality | Aerofugia and Dassault Systèmes have reached a strategic cooperation

31 May

Phantom Works set to gain coatings centre

The Advanced Coatings Center is the third new facility revealed as part of Phantom Works' multi-billion-dollar Production System of the Future effort, enabling platform-agnostic, modular and flexible digital production.

23 May

ReleaseNAI Group acquires KSM Electronics and names Brian Strauss as Chief Executive Officer

18 May

ReleaseMulti-million-pound partnership celebrates taking aerospace industry to new heights

12 May

Release45 million for testing hydrogen in aviation

10 May

DNW's wind tunnels have been used in the development of all Airbus aircraft, from the A300 to the A380 and A400M, as well as the Embraer E-jet family and numerous helicopters.

Lilium Jet enters powered test campaign in the wind tunnel

The 40% scale of the model was also made possible by the dimensions of the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility, which is the largest wind tunnel in Europe, measuring 9.5m (31ft) in width.

4 May

Kazuhiro Sato (left) and Jordin Gischler (right) present a completed tilt actuator, manufactured at Joby’s San Carlos production facility with key parts supplied by Toyota.

Toyota seals its central role at Joby

Components designed by Joby and manufactured by Toyota will be delivered to Joby's facility in San Carlos, California, before the finished assemblies are shipped to the pilot production line in Marina for integration.

3 May

ReleaseVelo3D and PhysicsX partner to provide engineers with artificial intelligence simulation tooling

3 May

ReleaseSupernal Advanced Air Mobility eVTOL cabin concept wins 2023 iF Design Award

2 May

ReleaseLilium announces capital raise for up to $250 Million, with $100 million funded at close

28 April

ReleaseRobotic solution for complex aerospace parts

27 April

Flight corridors and landing locations will also be studied.

Embry-Riddle researchers aim to reduce UAM noise

By focusing on the sound levels associated with UAM's vertical lift capabilities, the team hopes to reduce the environmental impact of these vehicles, helping to ease their entry into new markets.

24 April

ReleaseMobility of the future - approximately 11.3 million Euro for the planning of research and production buildings for the Center for Hybrid Electric Systems Cottbus (chesco)

20 April

EcoRudder: Development of a new green sustainable structural aircraft component – a project funded by the European Union's Clean Aviation Research Program under Horizon Europe and led by Airbus. Picture: EcoRudder project partners

Collaboration explores potential for thermoplastic rudder

Four partners will collaborate on the work package in FASTER H2, called EcoRudder, which focuses on the development of a new generation rudder structure for a single-aisle commercial aircraft.