Modern passenger planes are pretty impressive machines. They carry hundreds of people for thousands of miles, pack in luxury trimmings like showers and can even hit supersonic speeds in the right ...

Boeing completed the ultimate load test on the static test 787 airframe, ZY997, at Everett on March 28. The test — officially dubbed Condition 18b — evaluated the ability of the wing-body structure to ...

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, ...