Aerospace Engineering 2012-11-14

    • Gradually going green
      The number of commercial airplanes globally is expected to double by 2030, but will there be enough fuel to keep them flying?
    • 57 channels and everything's on
      Radios handle more frequencies as well as visual inputs, forcing developers to employ many design strategies.
    • Surmounting modeling pitfalls
      A look at software tools that aid in the efficient model-based design of next-generation energy-optimized aircraft.
    • When fuel cells fly
      Emerging hydrogen and fuel-cell-based technologies are being developed for the future replacement of onboard electrical systems in more-electric or all-electric aircraft.
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