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

Carbon fiber composites aren't a new thing in jet engine fan blades, including GE Aviation's. But every so often GE engineers have to redesign them to take advantage of advances in carbon composite ...

“When we started 30 years ago, laser technology was not ready for high-speed processing of thermoplastic composites,” says Janssen. “You can imagine that, especially on the control side, you only had ...

This shows that Shangfa Composites has achieved progressive results in innovation-driven and collaborative research and made a big step forward in the field of aero engine manufacturing. Looking into ...

The 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) is transforming the way companies in many industries are manufacturing their products, and the aerospace industry is no exception. For example, aircraft ...

Two of the largest engine manufacturers today are Pratt & Whitney and CFM International. Both companies compete in the single ...

A lightweight, high-performance composite fan could be crucial to Rolls-Royce’s chances of meeting the thrust-to-weight ratio targets set by Boeing for its proposed 777X derivative development. Now, ...

Collins Aerospace says the eight-blade NP2000 composite propellers on the Lockheed Martin C-130H enable more traction for a given propeller diameter. Credit: Collins Aerospace Propeller manufacturers ...

Hill Helicopters engineered composite main rotor blades using a novel single-cure manufacturing process for stiffness and ...