A guide to effective composite machining for aerospace components

Among the main differences between machining composites and traditional engineering materials such as metals is that the latter feature natural lines of fracture and stress. This predictability, along with the fact that machinists have accumulated scientific knowledge about metallic materials for hundreds of years, makes machining metals relatively routine.

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Lufthansa Cargo AG

Lufthansa Cargo ranks among the world’s leading air freight carriers. In the 2014 business year, the airline transported around 1.7 million tonnes of freight and mail and sold 8.6 billion revenue tonne-kilometres. The company currently employs more than 4,500 people worldwide. Lufthansa Cargo focuses on the airport-to-airport business.

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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF EVOLUTIONARY HYDROGEN-POWERED AIRCRAFT

whitePaper | January 26, 2022

Aviation is a hard-to-decarbonize sector of the transport industry due to the stringent mass and volume requirements for aviation fuel. The high energy content of liquid jet fuel, both per unit mass (specific energy) and per unit volume (energy density), makes it difficult to replace. Significant emphasis has been placed on drop-in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) to reduce emissions without sacrificing aircraft performance. But SAFs emit carbon dioxide (CO2) when combusted (carbon capture during production reduces life-cycle emissions) and their uptake has fallen short of expectations due to their high cost, limited supply, and concerns about the land-use impacts of biofuels.

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FUTURE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY 2035

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

This report sets out the findings of a study exploring the forces shaping the future of aviation, and looks at the potential implications for the airline industry

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HARMONISING AIR TRAVEL

whitePaper | May 31, 2022

This White Paper establishes the long-term policy objectives and pathways towards achieving the creation of a universally recognised and harmonised health requirement framework that facilitates and simplifies the air passenger journey and experience.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES

whitePaper | March 20, 2023

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on the scientific, engineering, and technological aspects of the economy, national security, homeland security, health, foreign relations, the environment, and the technological recovery and use of resources, among other topics.

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Asia Pacific Defence Reporter

whitePaper | April 12, 2022

As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine enters its third month the fighting shows no sign of letting up.

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Reshaping aviation to build new competitiveness

whitePaper | September 23, 2022

Companies in aviation are facing a time of major transformation. While altered demand patterns trigger the need to right-size capacity and innovate the service portfolio, COVID-19 further seriously jeopardizes economies around the globe. It has changed social interaction and caused a myriad of bankruptcies.

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Lufthansa Cargo AG

Lufthansa Cargo ranks among the world’s leading air freight carriers. In the 2014 business year, the airline transported around 1.7 million tonnes of freight and mail and sold 8.6 billion revenue tonne-kilometres. The company currently employs more than 4,500 people worldwide. Lufthansa Cargo focuses on the airport-to-airport business.

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