Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications—and can repair itself more than 1,000 times.

A groundbreaking initiative breathes new life into retired aircraft parts, transforming them into valuable resources for popular models.

In my November 2024 column, I began discussing the building block approach for crashworthiness testing of composite structures. This approach features a multistep process for designing composite ...

Researchers created a fiber-reinforced composite that resisted delamination and repeatedly healed itself using heat-activated ...

Hartzell’s 5-blade composite propeller reduces aircraft weight by around 20 pounds total by using carbon fiber construction ...

The project aims to extend the useful life of composite materials and contribute to the aviation industry’s Net Zero goals by developing remanufacturing processes and creating a closed-loop recycling ...

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine ...

Turkey’s leading aerospace engine designer and manufacturer will build the country’s first and the world’s fourth-largest composite plant under a single roof for the high technology production of ...

The Model 281 Proteus and Model 401 Sierra were on static display at Nellis Air Force Base for Aviation Nation 2025. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, hosted the Aviation Nation 2025 airshow on Apr. 5-6, ...

The Model 437 test pilot reported that the aircraft’s flying and handling qualities were good on the first flight. Credit: Scaled Composites The latest in a long line of experimental Scaled Composites ...

In my two previous columns, I discussed the lower and intermediate levels of the building block approach for crashworthiness testing and analysis of composite structures. I focused on the commercial ...