JEC Composites

New architecture for automated production of the world’s largest thermoplastic aircraft fuselage demonstrated on a 1:1 scale

As part of the EU-funded Clean Sky 2/Clean Aviation project “Large Passenger Aircraft” (“LPA”), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Stade, Germany, together with international project partners, has joined ...
Morningstar

Divergent and Saab Announce Delivery of Fuselages for Vehicle Integration and Flight Testing: Record-Breaking Size for a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Structure

LINKOPING, Sweden and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Divergent Technologies, Inc. (Divergent) and Saab announced the delivery of initial fuselages for a Saab future product concept ...
Nature

Crashworthiness of Aircraft Structures

The crashworthiness of aircraft structures is a critical aspect of aerospace design, directly influencing occupant survivability and overall safety performance during impact events. This field ...
JEC Composites

COMAC C919 composites rear fuselage strength static and fatigue tests finished

This success marks the completion of the 19 months strength research and static fatigue test project on the C919 aircraft composite rear fuselage, one of C919 seven components. C919 composite aircraft ...
Flightglobal

US FAA seeks comment on fire-safety conditions for A321XLR’s integral aft fuel tank

US regulators are formally seeking comment on proposed fire-safety conditions to accept the large aft centre fuel-tank design for Airbus’s long-range A321XLR twinjet. The fuel tank – integral to the ...