PRO Bike Gear has launched a 3-spoke wheel reinforced by TeXtreme and co-created with Team Sky. It was unveiled at the opening team time trial at the Vuelta a España. The company chose to use TeXtreme spread tows because of its properties on weight, stiffness, strength, etc. compared to those using standard carbon fiber materials.« With the

The company announced that it has expanded its Complēt long fiber thermoplastic composite pellet product line to include drop-in replacements for die-cast magnesium. The new long fiber thermoplastic (LFT) products duplicate both the mechanical and electrical properties of magnesium in injection molding or extrusion materials that offer up to 40% reductions in weight. “Structurally, long

During a short interview, John O’Connor, the director of Product & Market Strategies at Siemens PLM Software delves into the challenges of composite materials in the aeronautics industry. Q: What is the real challenge in terms of composites aerostructures? A: As composites have become a larger portion of aerostructures, the challenges associated with their design and

Hartzell Propeller Inc. has received supplemental type certificate approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for installation of the company’s new Swept-Tip Trailblazer propellers on all Aviat Husky utility aircraft. The two-blade, 80-inch diameter next-generation advanced structural composite Hartzell Trailblazer swept-tip prop can now replace Hartzell’s aluminum constant-speed propeller which comes standard on the latest Husky

The composites-intensive, solar-powered Zephyr 7 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) completed more than 11 days of winter-weather flight testing to prove short-day/long-night capability. Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the solar-powered, composites-intensive Zephyr 7 high-altitude pseudo­ satellite (HAPS) has just completed its most demanding mission to date and thus set a new benchmark in persistent, year­-round operations for

The Boeing-made, 18-ft/5.5m diameter carbon fiber composite cryotank passed NASA structural load testing in Huntsville, Ala., USA, and marks a big step forward for composites use in space launch vehicles. NASA reported on Aug. 26 that it has completed a complex series of tests on one of the largest composite cryogenic fuel tanks ever manufactured,

GE Aviation says that its all-new GE9X engine being developed for the Boeing 777X airplane will feature fewer and thinner composite fan blades than the GEnx, using a high-stiffness carbon fiber and new epoxy matrix resin. GE Aviation (Evendale, Ohio, USA) reported on Aug. 26 that its GE9X engine for the Boeing 777X aircraft will feature