Aerospace & Defense - Aerospace & Defense

High Velocity Impact on Composites – Past, Present, and Future

In 1969, Grumman Aerospace was the first company to successfully introduce advanced composites into a commercial airplane. The boron-epoxy laminated horizontal stabilizer used in the F-14A was 15% lighter and 18% less costly than its metal counterpart.

By Christina Kothlow

Accelerating Airworthiness Certification

Changing the Game: Bye Aerospace wants to be the first FAA-certified electric aircraft by accelerating airworthiness certification using Simcenter.

By Ganesh Sethuraman

Automatic (CFD) for the People

Aerodynamic Database Generation for Aerospace Applications It was mesmerizing. Through the wind tunnel test section viewport, you could see the...

By Chris Nelson

The Beauty of Complexity

Gas turbine engines are beautiful. You’re probably thinking “that guy’s been stuck inside for too long,” but think about it...

Apollo 13: The first digital twin

The behind the scenes story of how NASA used Digital Twin technology to bring a crippled spaceship safely home.

By Stephen Ferguson

Workers are departing and it's rattling the aerospace industry

The aerospace industry faces a number of tough challenges. The one challenge you might have guessed is the increase in...

By Anthony Nicoli

Options for Capital users when working remotely

These are unprecedented times. Upmost in our minds is the health and safety of individuals who have had to change...

Jet Engine Efficiency: Making Cleaner Skies the 'New Normal' Part II

Last week, I described how the current global pandemic provided one bright spot: the reduction in CO2 emissions. For such...

By Ganesh Sethuraman

Reaching for the stars — with simulation

Most people believe that Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to invent the telescope. However, the first telescope was made...