A Chinese defence conglomerate took a new tack to create the country’s biggest military transport plane, opting to pool design and production input from various subsidiaries rather than relying on ...

The Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept represents a transformative shift in aircraft design, merging the wing and fuselage into a single, continuous lifting surface. This integration offers substantial ...

The conceptual design stage is a key step in aircraft development, laying the foundation for performance, efficiency and innovation. Traditionally, this process relies heavily on experienced designers ...

The first commuter aircraft, powered by super-efficient hybrid-electric propulsion systems, could be taking their first paying passengers sometime in 2027. Part 3 provides an engineer’s-eye ...

How hybrid-electric aircraft can cut CO 2 emissions by 50% or more along with offering dramatically lower operating costs. Low power densities of today's batteries make all-electric flight impractical ...

Following a series of secret tests, Airbus has revealed a futuristic “blended wing” commercial aircraft design that promises to cut fuel consumption up to 20%. The French aircraft maker rolled out a ...

Bombardier’s Innovation and Design Centre, represents a major milestone, and will deliver innovations that continuously enhance and define our customers’ experience Located in Montreal, the space will ...

Composite sandwich materials are an interesting alternative to the use of conventional composite structures for aircraft components. Current research at DLR addresses the question, as to where ...

Relatively trouble-free entry-into-service since 2018, G500 flies higher, faster, quieter, farther, more fuel efficiently and more comfortably that its predecessor, the G450. Credit: Gulfstream ...