aviation technology Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/aviation-technology/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:48:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg aviation technology Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/aviation-technology/ 32 32 Why Airbus Is Shaking Its New A350F Before It Ever Takes Off https://aviospace.org/why-airbus-is-shaking-its-new-a350f-before-it-ever-takes-off/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:27:29 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=17618 Airbus has completed a Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on its A350F freighter, moving the aircraft a step closer to its first flight. The three-day test took place in Toulouse (TLS), France, in June 2026. Engineers shook the aircraft with external shakers and its own flight controls to measure how it responds to vibration, a step […]

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]]> GeminiJets-Father of 1:400 Diecast Aircraft Models https://aviospace.org/geminijets-father-of-1400-diecast-aircraft-models/ https://aviospace.org/geminijets-father-of-1400-diecast-aircraft-models/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:20:35 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=15606 GeminiJets is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based manufacturer of diecast metal scale aircraft models, and it is widely regarded by collectors as the founding brand of the modern 1:400 scale hobby. Elliot Epstein, a former Philadelphia native who relocated to Las Vegas in 1995 to work in airline management, founded the company in the autumn of […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/geminijets-father-of-1400-diecast-aircraft-models/feed/ 0 Airplane Emergency Landing: Meaning, Types, And Examples https://aviospace.org/airplane-emergency-landing-meaning-types-and-examples/ https://aviospace.org/airplane-emergency-landing-meaning-types-and-examples/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:01:22 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=15126 An airplane emergency landing is an unscheduled landing that a flight crew makes in response to a situation that threatens the safety of the aircraft, passengers, or crew. Aviation safety authority SKYbrary defines it as “a landing of an aircraft in a state of emergency” that does not necessarily occur on a runway — it […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/airplane-emergency-landing-meaning-types-and-examples/feed/ 0 Future Frontiers: Predictions for the Next Big Metal in Aerospace https://aviospace.org/future-frontiers-predictions-for-the-next-big-metal-in-aerospace/ https://aviospace.org/future-frontiers-predictions-for-the-next-big-metal-in-aerospace/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:12:06 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=15091 The global aerospace materials market is undergoing a fundamental shift. According to BCC Research, the advanced aerospace materials market is expected to grow from $29.2 billion in 2024 to $42.9 billion by 2029. Engineers, manufacturers, and researchers across the United States, Europe, and Asia are racing to identify which metals and alloys will power the […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/future-frontiers-predictions-for-the-next-big-metal-in-aerospace/feed/ 0 Use of Titanium Plate & Sheets in Aircraft: Properties and Benefits https://aviospace.org/use-of-titanium-plate-sheets-in-aircraft-properties-and-benefits/ https://aviospace.org/use-of-titanium-plate-sheets-in-aircraft-properties-and-benefits/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:32:49 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14989 Titanium plates and sheets are critical structural materials in modern commercial and military aviation. The aerospace industry uses titanium because it combines low density with high tensile strength, exceptional corrosion resistance, and the ability to withstand extreme heat. Titanium accounts for approximately 15 percent of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner‘s empty weight. The Airbus A350 XWB […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/use-of-titanium-plate-sheets-in-aircraft-properties-and-benefits/feed/ 0 5G Interference in Aviation-An Emerging Issue https://aviospace.org/5g-interference-in-aviation-an-emerging-issue/ https://aviospace.org/5g-interference-in-aviation-an-emerging-issue/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:04:48 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14894 The global rollout of fifth generation (5G) cellular networks has placed the aviation industry in a direct collision course with telecommunications regulators over a strip of radio frequency spectrum that sits immediately adjacent to the band used by aircraft radio altimeters. According to a report published in AeroTime, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed, as […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/5g-interference-in-aviation-an-emerging-issue/feed/ 0 Nearly 100 Aircraft Lost: How Common & Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in Nepalese Aviation? https://aviospace.org/nearly-100-aircraft-lost-how-common-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-nepalese-aviation/ https://aviospace.org/nearly-100-aircraft-lost-how-common-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-nepalese-aviation/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:57:21 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14670 Nepal is home to 871 of the world’s roughly 10,000 bird species, and that extraordinary biodiversity collides with the nation’s demanding aviation environments. Between 1990 and 2023, Nepal lost at least 92 airplanes and helicopters and 817 people in civil aviation accidents attributable to causes including engine failure, weather constraints, and bird strikes, according to […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/nearly-100-aircraft-lost-how-common-dangerous-are-bird-strikes-in-nepalese-aviation/feed/ 0 The Evolution of Qantas Liveries: Every Major Design From 1920 to 2026 https://aviospace.org/the-evolution-of-qantas-liveries-every-major-design-from-1920-to-2026/ https://aviospace.org/the-evolution-of-qantas-liveries-every-major-design-from-1920-to-2026/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:03:15 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14730 Qantas Airways (QF), whose name comes from the origins of its formation on 16 November 1920 as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services,  unveiled its Coral Reef livery on its Airbus A321XLR. Over the course of more than a century, the airline has refreshed its signature red-and-white identity just five times since the flying […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/the-evolution-of-qantas-liveries-every-major-design-from-1920-to-2026/feed/ 0 Why Do Pilots Wear Sunglasses? The Surprising Reason Goes Beyond Bright Sunlight https://aviospace.org/why-pilots-wear-sunglasses/ https://aviospace.org/why-pilots-wear-sunglasses/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 13:45:15 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14625 Pilots wear sunglasses for the same reason surgeons wear gloves: their working environment exposes a critical biological asset to an occupational hazard that ground-based workers simply do not face at equivalent intensity. At sea level, the Earth’s atmosphere filters a substantial proportion of the sun’s ultraviolet output before it reaches human eyes; the Hong Kong […]

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