The first main and tail rotor blades produced by Sikorsky for the US Marine Corps' (USMC’s) CH-53K heavy lift helicopter have undergone initial testing. This first set of blades will be attached to ...

This release is available in German. Only when you are standing beside a wind turbine can you appreciate the immense size of the wind turbine and its rotor blades. The largest wind turbines operating ...

the company’s expanding OEM program for third-party UAV manufacturers. Rigorous testing confirmed the blades’ performance under high centrifugal loads, simulating real-world loads well above standard ...

With the vibration tests, deformations can be recorded with millimetre accuracy and material stresses analysed Five hundred sensors measure the structural dynamics directly on the rotor blade Funded ...

Siemens has started field testing its new 6MW offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The direct-drive wind turbine is equipped with the world’s longest rotor blades – each measuring 75 metres in ...

Blainjett Aviation, an innovative aerodynamic propulsion technology startup, today announced that initial testing of its hemi-rotor aerodynamic concept has confirmed its potential to deliver faster, ...

The 36-ft.-dia. Single Rotor Test rig demonstrated most key OSTR technologies in runs at Victorville Airport in California. Credit: Karem Aircraft For Karem Aircraft, the full-size, 36-ft.-dia. rotor ...

DLR energy researchers have manufactured the first innovative rotor blade (Smartblade) that adapts to wind conditions using bending torsion coupling In the coming weeks, the rotor blade will undergo ...

Wind turbines are growing bigger and bigger -- the diameter of their rotor blades could soon reach 180 meters. But that creates a need for larger test rigs capable of accommodating the blades for load ...