The Bell XP-77, a wooden fighter from WWII, introduces the broader discussion of how aircraft construction materials like wood were perceived and utilized. The success or failure of wooden aircraft ...
New, weight-saving materials and manufacturing processes not only increase efficiency and reduce costs, but in particular represent milestones on the way to climate-friendly flying: in a typical ...
DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale aircraft called the X-65. It will test a new technology that replaces moving control surfaces with Active Flow Control (AFC ...
Horizon Aircraft Inc. (Toronto, Ont., Canada), an advanced aerospace engineering company, has announced that it has successfully completed the construction of its 50%-scale “Cavorite X5” electric ...
Joby Aviation has completed construction of its second prototype production aircraft and broken ground on an expansion of its production line in Marina, California. The Santa Cruz-based air taxi ...