Aerospace Emerging Technologies

Nov 30, 2022
Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.
Nov 29, 2022
Fuel-cell single-aisle; Scaled flight testing; Modular hydrogen propulsion; and Impact-safe lithium battery.
Nov 28, 2022
Hydrogen-powered vehicles progressing on the rails, roads and at sea can inspire and inform aviation applications.
Nov 23, 2022
Combined-cycle engine breakthrough demonstration paves way for Quarterhorse test flights in 2023.
Nov 22, 2022
Turkey’s new UCAV; U.S.-Japan missile defense test; Defense exec foresees supply chain price hikes; Space Force-Blue Origin agreement.
Jul 20, 2022
The first of three prototype demonstrators has been finished.
Jul 20, 2022
The aim is to develop an engine with at least 10% better fuel efficiency over current engines by 2030.
Jul 20, 2022
First flight of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric engine could come within weeks.
Jul 20, 2022
Airbus UpNext plans to flight test a hydrogen-burning engine at altitude on a powered glider.
Jul 19, 2022
Washington DC-based Alder Fuels expects completion of its first “greencrude” plant in 2024.
Jul 19, 2022
The two companies will cooperate on a series of early concept ground tests of a Rolls AE 2100 engine, followed by a full-scale ground test of a Rolls Pearl 15 jet engine.
Jul 19, 2022
Airbus UpNext has selected Curtiss-Wright’s Actuation Division to provide custom actuation technology for use on the eXtra performance WING demonstrator project. 
Jul 19, 2022
Its companies are using merged capabilities, from airport operations to air traffic control and inflight operations and maintenance.