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Titanium 3D Printer: Improving Aerospace Manufacturing - IEEE …
Dec 3, 2025 · Titanium 3D printer technology by CADmore Metal offers faster, cheaper production for 3D printed parts made out of the durable metal.
Electric Aircraft Motor Gets Superconducting Upgrade - IEEE Spectrum
Jun 26, 2025 · High-temperature superconductors are transforming electric aircraft motors from companies like Hinetics, offering unprecedented power density.
GPS Spoofing Attacks Are Dangerously Misleading Airliners
Dec 29, 2024 · Todd Humphreys is a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he directs the Wireless Networking and Communications Group and the …
Helium Giants Return: LTA Research Airship Over SF Bay - IEEE Spectrum
May 27, 2025 · The age of airships is reborn! LTA Research's Pathfinder 1, a 124-meter helium giant, soared over San Francisco Bay, marking a new era in sustainable aviation. Funded by Sergey Brin, …
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Jet Completes Mach 1 Test - IEEE Spectrum
Feb 8, 2025 · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype jet has achieved supersonic flight, marking a significant milestone toward developing commercial aircraft that fly twice as fast as today's airliners. …
Airbus Plans Fuel-Cell Powered, Electric Aircraft - IEEE Spectrum
Apr 9, 2025 · Airbus is leading the charge in the race to create a zero-emission passenger airliner, unveiling bold plans for a superconducting, fuel-cell powered aircraft. With a vision to drastically cut …
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The World’s Largest 3D Metal Printer Is Churning Out Rockets
Oct 25, 2019 · In traditional aerospace manufacturing, a design change can require almost a year of retooling and adjustments. Because hardware changes take so long, the avionics department is …
Fly the Hybrid Skies - IEEE Spectrum
Nov 30, 2023 · For this test series, engineers at GE Aerospace assembled two sets of a hybrid-electric system, representing the right- and left-engine sides of an airplane, and simulated the electrical loads ...