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 ...
Composite wing spar triumphs in ultimate load test, validating composite design and next steps for green hydrogen-powered ...
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 ...
Boeing has completed the ultimate load wing-bend test on the 787 static test airframe (ZY997) at its plant in Everett, Washington. The airframer says that it applied loads to replicate 150% of the ...
Boeing’s prolonged march toward certification of the 787 took another step forward Nov. 15 with the completion of destructive structural testing on a full-scale composite wing box. Although full scale ...