Aerospace
Hexcel celebrates Casablanca facility grand opening
The Moroccan plant is part of Hexcel’s ongoing worldwide investment to meet the aerospace market’s growing demand for engineered core.
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Humanity Star satellite to begin early descent
Reflective carbon fiber satellite’s brief mission of “making people look up” will come to an end earlier than expected.
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High Eye HEF32 UAV helicopter on track
Thanks to the carbon fibre components from Refitech, High Eye’s new HEF32 AUV helicopter completes successful test performance.
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LMI receives multiyear thermoplastics contract from Boeing
Contract follows Boeing's 2017 qualification of the LMI operation as a provider of thermoplastic composite parts.
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Orbital ATK produces 25,000th composite Dreamliner part
Company reaches major production milestone as composite structures are installed in more than 150 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
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Boeing 737 MAX 7 flies for the first time
After a successful first flight, the 737 MAX 7 will begin a comprehensive flight test program leading to certification and delivery in 2019.
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Airbus adjusts assembly rates for A380 and A400M
The new plan involves the production of six A380s per year starting from 2020 and eight A400Ms per year as of 2020.
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GE performs first test flight for GE9X engine
100,000 pound thrust class engine features a composite fan case and 16 fourth generation carbon fiber composite fan blades.
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Book review: Practical Analysis of Aircraft Composites
Resource book by Brian Esp, Ph.D. provides practical application of theory for engineers working with aircraft composites.
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