Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite demonstrator representing part of a typical fuselage section comprises a skin stiffened by three stringers, a frame segment and three cleats. The ...

Boeing’s technical problems with the 787 Dreamliner go beyond the upper wing join issue publicly acknowledged by the company. Engineers have discovered wrinkles in the fuselage skin just behind the ...

Elon Musk indicated that the SpaceX Super Heavy Booster will use welded, internal, longitudinal hat stringers [to support its structure when unpressurized]. To the degree it may need hoop stiffness ...

Boeing is co-ordinating its key suppliers, which have all developed new production facilities just for 787 parts, and gearing up for the start of final assembly We’re starting to see the delivery of ...

Airbus will roll out the first of two carbonfibre fuselage demonstrator barrels this month as it prepares the ground for production of the A350 XWB. The A350 fuselage's structural design comprises ...