Inside the Airbus A380 staircase structure

Having two decks on an aircraft is no easy feat to manage. The Airbus A380 reimagined how stairs can be used onboard, doing ...
Aviation Week

Structural Integrity Factors Can Cause Premature Failure, Part 3

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...
Aviation Week

Know Your Radome, An Important Structure, Part 1

The radome on this Fokker F100 suffered significant damage, losing its structural integrity. Credit: Poland State Commission on Aircraft Accident Investigation Aircraft radomes are precisely ...
SpaceRef

From the bone of a horse, a new idea for aircraft structures

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The horse, a classic model of grace and speed on land, is now an unlikely source of inspiration for more efficient flight. So says a group of University of Florida engineers who ...
Business Wire

HyperSizer Software Helped Optimize Structure of World’s Largest All-Composite Aircraft

Manufacturers of the Stratolaunch air-launch platform used Collier Research’s automated sizing and analysis software to inform laminate design and production NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When ...
Business Wire

Joby Completes First FAA Testing on Major Aircraft Aerostructure

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has completed a landmark series of ...