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Replica de Havilland Comet fuselage taking shape in Wisconsin

Explore the story of the de Havilland Comet-the world's first jet airliner-and a modern effort to build a detailed replica ...
JEC Composites

New architecture for automated production of the world’s largest thermoplastic aircraft fuselage demonstrated on a 1:1 scale

As part of the EU-funded Clean Sky 2/Clean Aviation project “Large Passenger Aircraft” (“LPA”), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Stade, Germany, together with international project partners, has joined ...
Morningstar

Divergent and Saab Announce Delivery of Fuselages for Vehicle Integration and Flight Testing: Record-Breaking Size for a Laser Powder Bed Fusion Structure

LINKOPING, Sweden and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Divergent Technologies, Inc. (Divergent) and Saab announced the delivery of initial fuselages for a Saab future product concept ...
SUAS News

Why Aren’t Lift Generating Fuselages More Common in Small Drone Design?

The fuselage of a drone serves as its structural core, housing critical components such as batteries, sensors, and control systems, while providing attachment points for wings, motors, and landing ...
Nature

Crashworthiness of Aircraft Structures

The crashworthiness of aircraft structures is a critical aspect of aerospace design, directly influencing occupant survivability and overall safety performance during impact events. This field ...