Inside the Airbus A380 staircase structure

Having two decks on an aircraft is no easy feat to manage. The Airbus A380 reimagined how stairs can be used onboard, doing ...
Aviation Week

Know Your Radome, An Important Structure, Part 1

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 ...
Aviation Week

Structural Integrity Factors Can Cause Premature Failure, Part 3

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 ...
Business Wire

Joby Completes First FAA Testing on Major Aircraft Aerostructure

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has completed a landmark series of ...