Traditional ceramics handle high heat very well. Temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius are generally not an issue, but they have one fatal flaw: they are incredibly brittle. Drop a ceramic coffee mug on a hard floor, and it will shatter into dozens of pieces. In aerospace design, that kind of catastrophic failure isn’t acceptable. That’s […]
Commercial drone manufacturers have pretty much mastered small multi-rotor aircraft. Such aircraft are deployed regularly for surveying and cinematography. The quad and hexacopters deployed for lightweight commercial applications are ubiquitous and reliable. So now the industry is pushing forward into more challenging applications. From long-range logistics to high-altitude endurance missions and military reconnaissance, the demands […]
Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Companies in the aerospace industry know this all too well, thanks to commercial and military demands pushing innovation along at breakneck speed. Today’s innovations focus heavily on fuel efficiency, safety, and performance. Enter high-temperature ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). High-temperature CMCs are not just another type of expensive building […]
As unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities have evolved, so have the missions for which these vehicles are deployed. Performance expectations have increased accordingly. For instance, modern performance is no longer exclusively a matter of flight duration or payload capacity. Certain types of missions require sensitive acoustic signatures. A loud drone is one that is easily […]
