The thought that primary aircraft structures have to be strapped into molds, jigs, and riveted assemblies is being torn apart ...

Aero Vintage reports from Madras, Oregon, where Liberty Foundation's B-25N Executive Sweet is undergoing extensive center ...

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 ...

The first rear fuselage structure produced at the Polish plant was unveiled on Aug. 29. Credit: PZL Mielec Lockheed Martin’s Polish affiliate, PZL Mielec, has expanded its production operations to ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a public forum Sept. 21-22 on airplane fuselage structural integrity. The forum will cover fuselage design, certification of fuselage structures, ...

Boeing engineers insist they are confident in the long-term structural integrity of the 787’s composite fuselage, saying extensive testing and examination has shown that the fuselages retain ...

Boeing Australia has completed assembly of the fuselage structure of the first ‘loyal wingman’ unmanned aircraft it is developing in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Boeing ...

Robot-based continuous ultrasonic welding will be used to integrate the stringers on the upper half of the MFFD. Photo Credit: German Aerospace Center (DLR) Reduced fuel emissions and energy ...

Airbus will roll out the first of two carbonfibre fuselage demonstrator barrels this month as it prepares the ground for production of the A350 XWB. The A350 fuselage's structural design comprises ...