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Category Archive: Aerospace

1. The World’s Largest Aircraft Engine Is Fully Functional and Now Ready For Testing

   Dec

   20

   2022

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   Rolls-Royce has announced that the construction of its massive UltraFan engine was complete and is preparing to test it.  This biggest-ever engine was transported from its build workshop into the OEM’s specially designed Testbed 80 in Derby, UK, where it has been mounted for testing. The initial tests which are expected to take place early next year […]

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2. Qatar: Expansion of Hamad International Airport

   Dec

   02

   2022

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   Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Doha Hamad International Airport (HIA), the country’s largest airport, unveiled a beautiful and massive indoor forest-like garden at the center of the new terminal. This expansion will contribute to a beautiful, breathtaking, and unique passenger experience during their stay at this airport. Additionally, the new […]

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3. NASA’s Artemis Blasts Off: A Return to The Moon

   Nov

   29

   2022

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   NASA’s Artemis Moon mission, the most powerful and inspirational space mission in 2022, was successfully launched on November 16. The Artemis 1 mission, carrying out the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion spacecraft lifted off the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday. The launch is part of […]

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4. New York’s JFK Airport: Construction of a Brand New Terminal to Start in Early 2023

   Nov

   25

   2022

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   After the pandemic postponed the start of the Terminal 6 project at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, the brand-new terminal will start with the construction phase at the beginning of 2023, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted the environmental approval. The project will be developed in two phases, and the completion […]

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5. H2FLY: New Milestone for Zero-Emission Flying Achieved

   Nov

   18

   2022

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   The German company H2FLY with its partners successfully passed the vibration and Leakage Test at Air Liquide. H2FLY is a developer of fuel cell technology and integrated a liquid hydrogen tank into the HY4 aircraft. This presents an important step for their Project HEAVEN program and for achieving zero-emission commercial flights operation. The company is […]

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6. Rapidfire Turret – A New Generation of Artillery to Take Down Drone Swarms

   Nov

   15

   2022

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   The threat posed by drones to civilian and military targets in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has generated enormous interest in drones globally. Although small, slow, and easy to shoot down, drones pose a significant threat when they come in swarms. Counter-drone technology is rapidly emerging to respond to drone threats Now, Nexter and Thales have […]

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7. Delving into The Popular Heat-Treating Methods of Specialty Alloys

   Oct

   27

   2022

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   Heat treating boosts a metal’s workability, which helps manufacturers modify metals to meet the specific requirements of an application. Critical in manufacturing high-quality products, this thermal process involves heating a metal to near or just above its critical temperature, holding it there for a time, and then cooling the metal in a medium, such as […]

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8. Plane without Wings: New All-Electric Canadian Train-Plane Is Faster Than a Jet

   Oct

   13

   2022

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   A Canadian startup TransPod recently unveiled the fully-electric FluxJet, a hybrid between an aircraft and a train. This revolutionary train can travel at speeds of more than 621 miles per hour. For comparison, it is quicker than an average private jet and almost three times faster than Bullet Trains. The company calls it ‘the plane […]

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9. Believe It Or Not! Scientists Engineered a Material That Can ‘Think’ and ‘Sense’

   Sep

   15

   2022

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   Do you know how our brain responds when someone taps our shoulder? The signals generated by touch receptors in our skin travel to our brain. Our brain then processes the information and guides us to look in the direction of the tap.  Now, Researchers at the US Air Force and Penn State University have developed […]

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10. India: First Private Rocket Engine Factory Opened

    Jul

    22

    2022

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    The Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos officially opened its first rocket engine factory located in Chennai, named “Rocket Factory 1”. This factory will use additive manufacturing and 3D printing in the process of the development of the engines. The factory has been inaugurated by N. Chandrasekaran (Chairman of Tata Sons), and S. Somanath (Chairman of […]

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11. The World’s Largest Plane Ascends To a Record Height of 27,000 Feet during Its Latest Test Flight

    Jul

    14

    2022

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    Roc, the world’s largest airplane, longer than a football field, completed its seventh test flight yesterday from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Roc’s seventh flight lasted three hours and a minute. It gathered data on the aerodynamic characteristics of the plane during the flight. Flying higher than ever before, it reported a peak altitude […]

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12. NASA Makes History With The First Commercial Space Launch From Australia

    Jun

    30

    2022

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    For NASA, this is the first time a rocket launch has happened from a commercial launch site outside the United States. For Australia, this is a moment in national history. After several aborted attempts due to unpleasant weather conditions, at around half past midnight on June 26, NASA successfully conducted the first rocket launch into […]

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13. NASA Extends InSight Mars Lander’s Mission

    Jun

    24

    2022

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    NASA’s InSight lander is at the final chapter of its mission by the end of June but in the latest update, NASA has approved an extended mission of the Insight on Mars. The extended mission will allow the lander to operate for a few more weeks, and it would end between August and September. Lori […]

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14. NASA’s X-59 QueSST, the Quiet Supersonic Aircraft on the Way to Its First Flight

    Jun

    22

    2022

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    Supersonic commercial aircraft could soon take to the air again, as NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) has successfully completed months of critical ground tests. Lockheed Martin is developing the X-59 aircraft in collaboration with NASA It is designed to produce a quieter sonic boom while flying over the populated areas […]

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15. NOAA’s JPSS-2 Set to Launch In November

    Jun

    20

    2022

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    The JPSS-2 launch countdown has been updated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Recently the agencies unveiled the new launch date for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2). The current target launch date is Nov. 1, 2022. NASA delayed the mission after discovering and fixing an issue with the satellite’s Visible […]

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16. Chinese aircraft maker COMAC tested C919 on maiden flight

    May

    24

    2022

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    COMAC (Commercial Airline of Chine) has successfully completed a three-hour test flight for the C919, the country’s first take on narrow-body airliners that is to compete with the omnipresent Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The C919 has been under flight testing since 2017, but as the first delivery dates approach, the aircraft enters more vigorous […]

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17. Rocket Lab Managed to Catch Returning Booster Using a Helicopter

    May

    17

    2022

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    Rocket Lab has announced the successful launch of its 26th Electron mission, which deployed 34 micro-satellites into low-Earth orbit. The highlight of this launch was the retrieval of the returning booster, as capturing and reusing these components dramatically reduces the cost of these otherwise ultra-expensive operations. Roughly 80% of the rocket’s entire worth is actually […]

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18. Ultra-Light Liquid Hydrogen Tanks to Extend Flight Range and Make Jet Fuel Obsolete

    May

    12

    2022

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    After aerodynamics and engine performance, weight is the most important factor that affects the efficiency of an aircraft. Less weight means less fuel used, which can add up to millions in savings. Now, a futuristic cryogenic tank design promises to radically boost the range of hydrogen-powered aircraft The extremely lightweight tank could help clean fuel-cell […]

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19. AI Can Spot Defects in Aircraft Rivets by Looking at Video

    May

    09

    2022

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    Article Source: MDPI Rivets play a crucial role in constricting joints on aircraft fuselages and wings, and this has been the case since the early times of aviation. Simply put, aircraft manufacturers cannot use welding for bonding panels together because aluminum isn’t tolerant to heat, riveted joints are stronger, and finally, they are easier to […]

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20. Airbus’ High-Voltage Cell to Usher 100% Electric Flying

    Apr

    29

    2022

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    Airbus says the assembly of its first electric-powered aircraft platform is underway, and soon, the first test flight of the EcoPulse demonstrator model will take place. This project was developed in partnership with Daher and Safran, who designed and realized the airframe and hybrid propulsion system, respectively. Airbus has designed the battery, and this is […]

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