Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Mar 25, 2022
Under renewed European pressure against fossil fuels, Clean Aviation project sets research and technology framework for coming years.
Mar 24, 2022
Amid sanctions triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine, many short-term and medium-term initiatives are in play to keep industry going.
Mar 24, 2022
ATI study concludes green hydrogen is most viable zero-carbon fuel, lays out goals with detailed future airliner concepts.
Mar 23, 2022
Wind tunnel tests intended to show that an unusual airfoil design could allow drag-reducing laminar flow to be passively maintained over a large percentage of a wings.
Mar 22, 2022
Risk reduction wind-tunnel buffet onset tests at NASA take Boeing’s transonic truss-braced wing concept to the edge of the envelope.
Nov 14, 2021
Replacing aging Boeing 747Fs is a key part of the A350F market, Airbus believes.
Nov 13, 2021
Airbus’ decision this year to introduce a cargo version of the A350 to take on the 777F may see Boeing expedite the launch of its next-generation freighter. 
Nov 12, 2021
Air Canada and Canadian clean-energy company Carbon Engineering plan to explore the potential use of direct air capture technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere for permanent storage or use in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Nov 12, 2021
High-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developer Transcend Air is conducting ground tests of its Vy 400 tiltwing concept at a drag-racing venue near its Boston headquarters while continuing to raise funds to support full-scale development.
Nov 11, 2021
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel will supply startup Airflow with motors, controllers and batteries for its proof-of-concept aircraft.
Nov 10, 2021
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035.
Nov 10, 2021
Dubbed the Quarterhorse, the single-engine structural prototype is just under 40 ft. in length overall and has wingspan of almost 12 ft.
Nov 09, 2021
Airbus Helicopters has performed what it claims to be the first helicopter flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel, albeit powering only one of the two engines on the H225 testbed.