US defence technology company Edo is pressure-testing a prototype composite engine-inlet duct. The duct was manufactured using vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding (CRTM) and a braiding process ...

Included in the test was a novel energy absorbing sub-floor beam designed and manufactured under the CRC-ACS research program. Within CRC-ACS Project 2.1 – Systems for Crashworthiness, design tools ...

Composite materials are widely used in the E20 airframe. In order to ensure structural reliability, the composite materials structure and the design strength were verified through full-scale tests.

Primary vehicle structure (PVS) is defined as the structure that carries loads from or to another structure or structures. Some examples of PVS in the RLV are the intertank, the payload bay, the ...

When the latest X-plane crafted by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works team soon takes flight over Palmdale, California, observers will be watching a throwback to a previous era of experimental flight ...