Aerospace

This year’s winners will be recognized March 14 at a black-tie gala in Washington, when the Grand Laureates and Lifetime Achievement awards also will be presented.

Boeing will provide engineering, manufacturing and flight-test resources, “as well as strategic vertical content,” to bring the AS2 to market.

The investment casting process is pivotal to aeroengine manufacturing, which is why it may soon become a vulnerability.

Europe’s Clean Sky research and technology project begins work on hybrid laminar flow control, focusing on production and operational issues.

Boeing has made a “significant investment” in supersonic business-jet developer Aerion to accelerate development of its Mach 1.4 AS2. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Joby’s quiet S4; Fuel cell UAV, TriFan ready for flight; Bell flies APT70; Jaunt’s Carter eVTOL.

Passive aeroelastic-tailored wing tests form first steps to proving aerodynamic and structural benefits of advanced composite design and manufacturing techniques.

Beyond technology, the U.S. military should draw lessons from the commercial sector on how to meet its challenges.

V-280 makes 280 kt.; UK looks at AI, Boeing eVTOL flies, Sweden flies biofuel; Airbus AI challenge.

Finding the right balance will be important not just for heritage contractors, but for the Pentagon’s ability to attract new companies to meet its needs.

Startup works to balance high- and low-speed requirements for Mach 2.2 airliner, aiming to approach subsonic noise standards.

Initial European studies of distributed hybrid-electric propulsion underscores the challenges to making the technology feasible for large passenger aircraft.

X-59A cockpit; saltwater biofuel; flow-control wing; F-16s fly biofuel.

NATO task group five-year assessment says active flow control can be used to fly a stealthy unmanned combat aircraft, at least for part of a strike mission.

Ampaire’s electric testbed; Airbus demos urban air; Boeing’s shape-shifting SST; Bye secures investment; Flytrex drone delivery expands.

From transonic truss-braced wing designs to learning lessons from Apollo, Graham Warwick and Guy Norris report from this year’s AIAA SciTech conference in San Diego, California.

Successful wind tunnel tests could potentially clear the concept for further test and development as a full-scale X-plane.

Compared with a coronagraph, a starshade has a wider field of view and can allow the telescope to see planets closer to their star.

Rolls-Royce-led team wants to beat 210-mph record set by Siemens-modified Extra 330 in 2017.

If the U.S. is to retain leadership in hypersonics, a sustained increase in university research programs is critical.

The long-span wing folds just outboard of the truss junctions to enable the airliner to use the same airport gates as a 737, which has a wingspan of almost 118 ft.

More automation does not necessarily lead to more safety; the role of pilots needs to be reconsidered.

With more than five decades of ducted fan and tiltrotor experience, Bell is combining new technology with old concepts to take on emerging air taxi revolution.

Electric speed bid; electrification road map; Boom builds funds; UAM market forecast; other technology news.

Halfway in, the Trump administration’s effect on the industry is muted, and there are major issues undecided.