The first prototype of the developmental Comac C919 has completed ground tests prior to airborne flutter testing. The work on aircraft B-001A saw 22 parameters tested, focusing on the signal ...

Boeing has completed aeroelastic flutter testing and ground effects testing with its first two 787 test aircraft. This clears the way for the formal US Federal Aviation Administration certification ...

Gulfstream announced today that its ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G650 achieved Mach 0.995 as part of its 1,800-hour flight-test programme. The aircraft achieved this speed during ...

The Gulfstream G650 reached Mach 0.995 Gulfstream Aerospace announced Aug 26. The ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin achieved the speed during flutter testing, which evaluates an aircraft’s damping ...

Boeing T-7A tail number 7002, the first to be delivered to the USAF, taking off from St Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri, co-located with Boeing's factory. (Boeing/Eric Shindelbower) The ...

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All aircraft wings have a remarkable capacity for flex. But one of the most significant changes in aircraft engineering in the four decades or so has been the addition of composite materials, ...