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 ...

The 787 can delivery an exceptionally smooth ride for passengers.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Structural Monitoring Systems Plc (“SMS”; ASX: SMN), a U.K. registered company engaged in the development and commercialization of technology for testing and monitoring the ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that it has completed ...

One of REGENT Defense’s portfolio of hydrofoiling seaglider marine craft designed for military use, Squire files below radar targeting 70-knot speeds, 50-pound payload and range of 100 nautical miles.

Because structural integrity is so crucial to the safe operation of aircraft, their bodies are regularly inspected for signs of faults such as stress fractures. Some of these fractures can be ...

The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...