T he Boeing 737 is one of the most popular commercial aircraft of all time, and the launch of the 737 MAX series in 2016 ...

A fuselage section seen in a recently released video is not readily identifiable as part of any known Northrop Grumman design ...

That's because the ideal aircraft fuselage should be a seamless cylinder. Putting in windows violates the structural integrity of the hull, producing weak spots where stresses can concentrate. They ...

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with its four cockpit windows instead of the traditional six, represents a significant departure ...

Stelia Aerospace believes 3D printing has the potential to go large when it comes to aircraft construction. The French-based company has unveiled the first printed self-reinforcing fuselage panel in ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions, announced that it has completed ...

Weight and cost reduction in the manufacturing processes and health monitoring of an aircraft fuselage are key to the competitiveness of Europe’s regional aircraft industry. Clean Sky’s Composite ...

A350 XWB aft fuselage (for MSN1) assembled in Hamburg. Photo by H. Jansen, courtesy, Airbus Airbus has completed structural assembly of the first A350 XWB aft fuselage of aircraft MSN1, which will be ...

In the aftermath of last week’s Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency, some aviation experts are questioning the structural design of the section of the Boeing 737 Max 9 that blew off the plane. On that ...

The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a public forum Sept. 21-22 on airplane fuselage structural integrity. The forum will cover fuselage design, certification of fuselage structures, ...

Since the day aviation innovators first imagined aircraft constructed of aluminum rather than wood nearly a century ago, the basic design of the commercial aircraft fuselage has been circular in cross ...