USC McNAIR Adds 2400°C Furnace for Aerospace Composite Scale-Up
University of South Carolina’s McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research has added a new large ultra-high-temperature furnace system to…
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Bye Aerospace Nears eFlyer 2 Flight as FAA Options Expand
Bye Aerospace says its eFlyer 2 twin-seat electric airplane should make its first flight just weeks away assuming integration is…
DOE EV Challenges Turn Student Teams Into Systems Integrators
Collegiate Vehicle Challenges run by the U.S. Department of Energy have been labeled as workforce development initiatives. But it is…
Ford Highlights Simpler EV Pickup Build and Early Chassis Testing
In addition to signaling that a road-testing phase is underway, Ford is using prototypes of its forthcoming affordable electric pickup…
ZenaDrone Pushes IQ Quad Toward Blue UAS Readiness
The key point regarding the latest IQ Quad model of ZenaDrone is not necessarily that there will be yet another…
Hexcel Expands U.S. Composites Development With New NIAR Center
Hexcel broke ground on an applications center located within the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University….
Garmin Authorization Expands Avionics Retrofit Capacity at North Carolina MRO
Sky Aircraft Maintenance’s recent move to become an authorized Garmin Aviation dealer is much more than just an identity change….
Why Archer’s Midnight Scale-Up Depends on Dimensional Engineering Discipline
The Archer Aviation Midnight is in the midst of the FAA certification process, but FAA certification is only one half…
Citation M2 Gen3 First Flight Pushes FAA Test Campaign Forward
The first flight of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 might prove significant, not because of the milestone’s symbolism but…
Joby Expands Ohio Blade Production as FAA Certification Drives Scale
The Ohio expansion of eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation is providing something approaching a case study in advanced air mobility manufacturing…
Why HIP and CIP Capacity Matters for U.S. Manufacturing
Out of nowhere, dense parts made right show up where few expect them inside jet engines, hip joints, turbine blades….
What It Takes to Build SpaceX’s Orbital AI Fleet
A report suggesting that SpaceX plans to seek government clearance for launching a colossal satellite computing array has all the…
Space Force Starts PTS-G Swarm 1 With Ka and X Payloads
For the first time in its relatively young existence, the Space Force has awarded two contracts for manufacturing and launch…