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Inside the engineering of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

A detailed technical examination of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, exploring its structure, wing design, turbo-supercharging ...
JEC Composites

Predator B aircraft completes fuselage integrity testing

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that it has completed ...
Aviation Week

A350 aft fuselage for first-flight aircraft complete structural assembly

A350 XWB aft fuselage (for MSN1) assembled in Hamburg. Photo by H. Jansen, courtesy, Airbus Airbus has completed structural assembly of the first A350 XWB aft fuselage of aircraft MSN1, which will be ...
Drexel University

Drexel Engineers Develop Tool to Predict Fatigue Crack Growth in Aircraft Fuselages

A research team at Drexel University's College of Engineering, led by Professors Ahmad R. Najafi, Jonathan Awerbuch, and Tein-Min Tan of mechanical engineering and mechanics, has developed a new way ...