The intricate ballet of handoffs in orbit: From relay races to space robotics

Discover how Northrop Grumman achieved a flawless execution of their innovative on orbit handoff technique mission, extending the lifespan of existing satellites in space.

Containing aircraft engine failure

Accounting for the unbalanced load by the use of rotor dynamics software ensured the engine failure of UA 328 was contained.

Accelerate Airworthiness Certification

Accelerating Airworthiness Certification

Changing the Game: Bye Aerospace wants to be the first FAA-certified electric aircraft by accelerating airworthiness certification using Simcenter.

Jet Engine Efficiency: Making Cleaner Skies the ‘New Normal’ Part II

Last week, I described how the current global pandemic provided one bright spot: the reduction in CO2 emissions. For such…

Jet Engine Performance

Jet Engine Performance: Making Cleaner Skies the ‘New Normal’

One of the inadvertent effects of the current pandemic has been a drastic reduction in global air pollution. Amidst this…

Don’t Do The Shimmy

Engineering is a balancing act. The natural world exists in an equilibrium, but as engineers, we are constantly trying to disrupt this equilibrium and bring it into a higher state of equilibrium.&nbs…

The Sound of Silence…In The Skies?

In a bygone era, airlines urged passengers to “sit back and relax”, these days,  they are lucky if they can quickly get into their own cocoon as they settle into their seat and that often only h…

Used & Abused: The Life of an Airplane Seat.

Air Travel. What kind of thoughts comes to mind when you think of it? Luxury? Glamour? More often than not, these days it conjures up more stoic terms: endurance, perseverance. Well if that’s how you…

Virtually Simulate Vehicle Pass-by Noise in an Inherently Controlled Environment

Sirens. Before you see the ambulance, you hear them, right? And then it increases as the ambulance comes close, passes by, and then fades away as the ambulance moves away, that’s the instantly recogn…