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The first hover flight of an Archer Aviation Maker eVTOL electric air taxi occurred in December 2021. United Air Lines and its partner Mesa Airlines have pre-ordered 200. (Image courtesy of Archer Aviation)

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Are air taxis just 5 years away?

Urban air mobility companies aim to reinvent commuting with eVTOL vehicles

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Virtual twins are the keystone of resilient infrastructure

Simon Huffeteau, Vice President, Infrastructure & Cities Strategy, Dassault Systèmes

Romania built 450 IAR 80 fighter airplanes during World War II, to defend Romania and serve on the Russian front. Today, not a single example survives, but a volunteer team of engineers and students is working to design and build a flight-worthy replica with tail number 451. (Image courtesy of IAR 80 Fly Again)

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Re-engineering history

Romania’s IAR-80 aircraft, lost to history, is reemerging in 3D

A project is underway at NIAR to create virtual twins of US Air Force aircraft, including the Black Hawk helicopter. Digitally scanning the airframe to create 3D models should help extend the life of aging aircraft. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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Smart sustainment

Virtual twin experiences help NATO improve aging aircrafts’ mission-readiness

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Space, commercialized

Private industry pushes into space, aiming to reinvent everyday life and interplanetary travel

Although process variables and a lack of skilled operators continue to hamper the use of 3D printing for mass-production of aerospace parts, proponents are confident that the challenges will be resolved. (Image © GettyImages)

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Eyes on the prize

In aerospace, 3D printing moves closer to its full-production promise

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The Voice of Experience: Sharon DeVivo

President, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

Boeing, which designed its 787 as the first commercial jetliner with an all-composite fuselage, wings and tail, is a sponsor of the new 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center of Excellence in Advanced Composites at Purdue University. (Image © Boeing)

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Material ambitions

New research center at Purdue aims to solve composites’ sticky challenges

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Clearing the air

Plans for dramatically cleaner aircraft aim to meet aggressive carbon-reduction targets

Among the long-range, solar-powered surveillance tasks that XSun drones might do: oil and gas pipeline surveillance; scans of railway lines; detection of oil slicks or illegal dumping at sea; and monitoring of wildlife, forests and livestock. (Image © Jeremy Levin)

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Eye in the sky

XSun CEO Benjamin David's vision for solar-powered drones is making long-range environmental surveys more affordable

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Act like a startup

These five cloud-technology tips help established firms compete like digital natives

Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 4 offers travelers a start-to-end automated process, from check-in to boarding. (Image © Changi Airport Group)

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Smart airports

Airports pursue data integration with partners to improve passenger experience

Omer Bar-Yohay, CEO and Co-Founder, Eviation Aircraft (Image © Dassault Systèmes / Jeremy Levin)

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Omer Bar-Yohay

Eviation Aircraft’s zero-emission electric planes aim to eliminate travel frustrations

XYT’s vehicles are designed to survive longer and be easy to repair or reconfigure, giving them a much smaller environmental footprint than mass-produced vehicles. (Image © XYT)

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Radical reinvention

Innovative new business models transform established industries in surprising ways

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