Author Archives: Aerospace Engineering
Airbus invests in plant and equipment to test electric aircraft
Airbus is working on a variety of electric aircraft projects, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstrators, both of … Continue reading
Supercomputers Solve Longstanding Turbulence Question
Supercomputers Solve Longstanding Turbulence Question Continue reading
What Is That Hole in the Tail of an Airplane?
What’s that hole in the tail? A giant screw hole for towing the aircraft? An air conditioning intake? It’s part … Continue reading
SpaceX Starship Prototype Takes 1st Free-Flying Test
SpaceX’s prototype rocket for a planned Starship vehicle has flown untethered for the first time. Called Starhopper, the rocket made … Continue reading
Bringing Pieces of Mars to Earth in 2031: NASA and Europe Plan to Do It
Pristine samples of the Red Planet will come down to Earth a little over a decade from now, if everything … Continue reading
Discovered ‘Missing’ Planets by NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite
Discovered ‘Missing’ Planets by NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite Continue reading
Solar ‘Terminator’ Events: One of The Sun’s Biggest Mysteries Has Just Been Solved
The waxing and waning of sunspots forms part of our Sun’s natural cycle, but it’s a phenomenon astronomers still don’t … Continue reading
NASA is ready to reach Mars by a powerful plasma engine, VASMR
NASA is ready to reach Mars by a new powerful plasma engine, VASMR Continue reading
New Device That Channels Heat Into Light Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency to 80%
New Device That Channels Heat Into Light Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency to 80% Continue reading
Operating Flight Strength (V-g / V-n Diagrams – Maneuver Speed)
In aerodynamics, the flight envelope defines operational limits for an aerial platform with respect to maximum speed and load factor … Continue reading