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 ...

As F1 braces itself for the new, more stringent, front wing load and deflection tests that come into force at the Spanish Grand Prix, it’s clear that Ferrari have arrived with some meaningful ...

Airbus has announced what it calls “an extra-performing wing demonstrator” that will accelerate and validate technologies to improve and optimize the wing aerodynamics and performance for future ...

The highly advanced all-composite wing of the Airbus Military A400M new airlifter has passed the ultimate-load up-bend test – the critical static test required for certification. During the test, ...

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 ...

Work continues at a steady pace on Van's RV-15, the company's first high-wing design aimed at the backcountry market. Since its debut, the RV-15 has seen extensive flight testing, evaluation, and ...

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 ...