The radome on this Fokker F100 suffered significant damage, losing its structural integrity. Credit: Poland State Commission on Aircraft Accident Investigation Aircraft radomes are precisely ...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company’s Advanced Development Programs sector is proposing a morphing wing design that can be locked into either an expanded or contracted position. Key to enabling this ...

Aerospace structures form the backbone of modern air and spacecraft, where an intricate balance between material performance, structural design and manufacturing precision is essential. These ...

The turbulent air above a wildfire is punishing to aircraft structures. The excessive and frequent loads place an inordinate number of loading cycles on an aircraft, leading to accelerated crack ...

Fatigue crack growth in aluminium alloys, a phenomenon critical in the design and maintenance of modern aircraft structures, continues to present complex challenges for engineers and researchers alike ...