Airbus Military has conducted the ultimate load test on the A400M's all-composite wing, subjecting the design to 150% of the maximum bending load expected to be encountered during the type's ...

As F1 braces itself for the new, more stringent, front wing load and deflection tests that come into force at the Spanish Grand Prix, it’s clear that Ferrari have arrived with some meaningful ...

Airbus is nearing several key milestones on its UK-led Wing of Tomorrow programme, with the third fully-equipped demonstrator now in build and the project’s second asset ready to begin destructive ...

The highly advanced all-composite wing of the Airbus Military A400M new airlifter has passed the ultimate-load up-bend test – the critical static test required for certification. During the test, ...

Work continues at a steady pace on Van's RV-15, the company's first high-wing design aimed at the backcountry market. Since its debut, the RV-15 has seen extensive flight testing, evaluation, and ...

Not that visible in the constant releases of the American military as say the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F/A-18E Super Hornet is too an impressive machine, and it too is at the center of a ...

The Wing of an Airbus 380 airliner "ruptured" during ultimate load testing last week, before reaching the desired structural benchmark. In what was to be the final of about a dozen static tests, the ...