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The MD Super D20R: The next step in MD’s legacy reinvention

MD Helicopters' Super D20R — the latest product in its Field Fleet Upgrades initiative — completed demonstration flights in Mesa, Arizona with Vertical Plus invited to evaluate the type. The flight campaign represents a concrete step in MD's program to refresh and market its legacy rotorcraft lineup.

2026-04-01T05:56:59.277043-07:00

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Penn State advances iVABS for design-to-production of composite rotorcraft blades

2026-04-01T05:57:00.361238-07:00

Air Data News

NASA: X-59 March 20 flight cut short by false‑positive warning; no safety issue

2026-04-01T01:15:37.357835-07:00

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Commercial aerospace largely avoids immediate US–Iran war fallout as airlines brace

2026-03-31T15:26:11.842011-07:00

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Penn State advances iVABS for design-to-production of composite rotorcraft blades Penn State has advanced its iVABS tool to enable a design‑to‑production workflow for composite rotorcraft blades, work carried out within the university's Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence. The effort targets integration of design, analysis and manufacturing steps for rotor blade development.

2026-04-01T05:57:00.361238-07:00

Penn State advances iVABS for design-to-production of composite rotorcraft blades

Vertical Mag

The MD Super D20R: The next step in MD’s legacy reinvention MD Helicopters' Super D20R — the latest product in its Field Fleet Upgrades initiative — completed demonstration flights in Mesa, Arizona with Vertical Plus invited to evaluate the type. The flight campaign represents a concrete step in MD's program to refresh and market its legacy rotorcraft lineup.

2026-04-01T05:56:59.277043-07:00

The MD Super D20R: The next step in MD’s legacy reinvention

FlightGlobal

Safran Nacelles ships first HEHF-formed inlet lip skins to Rolls‑Royce for Pearl 700 Safran Nacelles has delivered the first inlet lip skins for Rolls‑Royce's Pearl 700 produced using high‑energy hydroforming (HEHF), an underwater explosive‑charge process for shaping complex metallic parts. An initial shipset of two lip skins was handed over in January for eventual installation on a Gulfstream platform.

2026-04-01T04:01:25.037914-07:00

Safran Nacelles ships first HEHF-formed inlet lip skins to Rolls‑Royce for Pearl 700

Air Data News

NASA: X-59 March 20 flight cut short by false‑positive warning; no safety issue NASA said its X-59 demonstrator's March 20 second flight was shortened after a system warning; post‑flight analysis determined the alert was a false positive. The agency said the event posed no safety issue and the program will proceed with scheduled test flights.

2026-04-01T01:15:37.357835-07:00

NASA: X-59 March 20 flight cut short by false‑positive warning; no safety issue

The War Zone

From WWII Camouflage to 'Invisible' Aircraft: How Close Is Visual Stealth to Reality? Visual stealth—techniques to reduce detection by the naked eye—began in World War II and remains an active area of military research. This piece surveys historical approaches and modern materials and asks how close armed forces are to fielding aircraft that are effectively invisible to human observers.

2026-03-31T23:12:31.797240-07:00

From WWII Camouflage to 'Invisible' Aircraft: How Close Is Visual Stealth to Reality?

Vertical Mag

Garmin flight‑tests GFC 600H on Robinson R66 as Europe’s offshore wind helicopter market expands Garmin has flight‑tested its GFC 600H autopilot on the Robinson R66, with the system set to become standard equipment on the R66 NxG. The feature also examines Europe’s rapidly growing offshore wind helicopter sector and its implications for rotorcraft demand and operations.

2026-03-31T17:51:13.692650-07:00

Garmin flight‑tests GFC 600H on Robinson R66 as Europe’s offshore wind helicopter market expands

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Pratt & Whitney: lifting grounded airline fleet is top priority amid Airbus–carrier dispute Pratt & Whitney executive Deurloo said the company's immediate priority is lifting grounded airline fleets amid a public Airbus–carrier dispute over engine availability. The comment signals a concentrated operational push to return aircraft to service while commercial tensions remain unresolved.

2026-03-31T16:01:26.179822-07:00

Pratt & Whitney: lifting grounded airline fleet is top priority amid Airbus–carrier dispute

FlightGlobal

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Commercial aerospace largely avoids immediate US–Iran war fallout as airlines brace Now in its second month, the US–Iran war has already hit airline revenues and operations through airspace closures, cancellations and reroutes, but commercial aerospace manufacturing and OEM production show only limited disruption so far. The sector remains vulnerable if the conflict widens or supply chains are affected.

2026-03-31T15:26:11.842011-07:00

Commercial aerospace largely avoids immediate US–Iran war fallout as airlines brace

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The MD Super D20R: The next step in MD’s legacy reinvention

Penn State advances iVABS for design-to-production of composite rotorcraft blades

NASA: X-59 March 20 flight cut short by false‑positive warning; no safety issue

Commercial aerospace largely avoids immediate US–Iran war fallout as airlines brace

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