Gust load alleviation systems represent a pivotal advancement in the design and operation of flexible aircraft. By integrating robust control strategies that combine feedforward and feedback ...

Aircraft Environmental Control Systems (ECS) are integral to modern aviation, ensuring passenger comfort and maintaining the operational integrity of avionics and other on-board equipment. These ...

German aerospace researchers believe predictive load-alleviation can improve fuel consumption by more than 7% while improving passenger comfort. The conclusion is based on windtunnel testing conducted ...

Emerging electromechanical actuation technologies for flight control systems will support more electric architecture. Credit: Collins Aerospace With a new age of electrically driven advanced air ...

A world that brings the future fantasy of the 1960’s animated TV show “The Jetsons” to life where individuals are flying around instead of driving may be many decades away. But a first-of-its-kind ...

February 28, 2022: Since 2015 the U.S. Navy has been carrying out an ambitious program to upgrade the capabilities of its E-2D Hawkeye turboprop AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft by ...

Sikorsky is flying Matrix, its autonomous flight control system, on a “large cargo aircraft”. The statement, which came during a 8 February press conference about recent uninhabited autonomous flights ...

Aircraft tiedowns are crucial for securing parked planes against adverse weather conditions when hangar space is unavailable, with a variety of systems designed for different needs and conditions.

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) Ford-Class aircraft carrier has conducted successful “dead-load” tests using the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS), launching ...

With a growing market for passenger-to-freighter conversions, the major airframe components directly involved with main deck handling of bulk freight and cargo contained within unit load devices are ...

The new Electric Launch System for Unmanned Aircraft allows UAS operations on a variety of vessels, including aircraft carriers, destroyers and expeditionary sea bases. General Atomics has unveiled a ...