Departments:

• From the Flight Deck: Manufacturing is growing, despite concerns
• Checking In: Hybrid, electric aircraft research
• Gaining Altitude: How industry pros benefit from 3D printing
• Just Landed: Large-format 3D printer for hard/soft materials
• Up and Soaring: Sikorsky flies optionally piloted Black Hawk
• Cover Shots: High-speed, horizontal machining center
• 3D/Additive Manufacturing: Frist 3D-printed diamond composite
• Maintenance, Repair, & Overhaul: Airbus, Spanish Air Force develop drone maintenance inspections
• Aviation Appreciation: Name that plane
• On the Radar: Wireless equipment hour-meter
• 1 Last Look: Origami-inspired metamaterial structures could soften reusable spacecraft landings

Features:

• Machining: CAM software, conical barrel cutters increase material removal
• Motion, design and automation: Address the labor shortage
• Cost allocation: Project resource allocation as a competitive advantage
• Cover Story: Open standard data security
• Assembly: Angle monitoring
• Metrology: Predicting surface functions with morphological analysis

Advertorial:

• Ask the experts: 5 questions with John Zaya
• Sealing: Three questions with Simon Widderich