Newswise Feature Channel: Aviation and Aeronautics

UWF-IHMC Research Team awarded $478,000 Office of Naval Research grant

University of West Florida — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:50:57 EST

A University of West Florida-Institute for Human Machine & Cognition research team received a $478,000 grant for the acquisition of advanced robotic platforms and equipment from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program of the Office of Naval Research.

New Model Quantifies Cyber Risks in Drone Delivery Networks

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:10:23 EST

Researchers develop a probabilistic framework using percolation theory to assess cascading cyber risks in drone swarms, enabling better insurance pricing and risk management for emerging drone delivery systems.

PACE Aerospace & IT Announces Launch of the VAPS Software Renderer (VSR) - for, Safe, Simple, Certification of Graphics without GPU

PACE Aerospace & IT — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:10:24 EST

PACE Aerospace & IT, a leader in software and services for the aviation industry, today announces at Embedded World its newest solution, VAPS Software Renderer (VSR), designed to allow Aerospace Developers to build and deploy Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) onto platforms when GPU usage is not available, certification of the GPU would be complex, or delay program timelines. The VSR is an innovative solution with an optimized API to match the requirements of safety critical 2D avionics graphics rendering.

Lunar Return: University of Delaware Experiment Helping NASA Get Back to the Moon

University of Delaware — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:36 EST

A University of Delaware-led experiment currently aboard a NASA rocket will help determine how moon dust particles stick to different spacesuit materials exposed to the moon's environment.

Efficient Exploration Unleashed: The BIG Framework for Autonomous Navigation

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:20:40 EST

A new brain-inspired framework, BIG (Brain-Inspired Geometry-awareness), has been introduced to revolutionize autonomous exploration and navigation in complex environments. By emulating the spatial navigation mechanisms found in mammals, the BIG framework significantly reduces computational demands while boosting efficiency in long-range exploration and navigation tasks.

Sudden Oil Supply Outages Creating Turbulence for Airline Industry

University of South Australia — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:15:22 EST

Unplanned oil supply outages caused by geopolitical instability, military conflicts, natural disasters and technical issues are throwing airline stock markets into chaos and making it more expensive to fly.

Autonomous Sortie Scheduling for Carrier Aircraft Fleet Under Towing Mode

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:15:34 EST

This paper addresses autonomous sortie scheduling for carrier aircraft under towing mode, transforming it into a hybrid flow-shop scheduling problem (HFSP). A chaos-initialized genetic algorithm (CiGA) is developed, integrating delayed strategies for collision avoidance.

U-M Awarded Up to $7.5M to Bring Heat-Tolerant Semiconductors From Lab to Fab

University of Michigan — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:45:16 EST

Heat-resistant sensing and computing chips made of silicon carbide could advance aircraft, electric and gas-powered vehicles, renewable energy, defense and space exploration--and University of Michigan researchers are leading a multimillion dollar collaborative effort to bring more of them to market.

CSUF, Museum Partner to Share Oral Histories About Former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro

California State University, Fullerton — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:20:45 EST

CSUF, Museum Partner to Share Oral Histories About Former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro

Flight Anxiety Soars to New Heights Amid Aircraft Incidents

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:50:25 EST

Expert Available: Delta Jet Flips on Snowy Toronto Runway, All 80 on Board Survive

George Washington University — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:10:07 EST

A Delta regional jet crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, flipping upside down on the snowy runway. ...

Turning Car and Helicopter Exhaust Into Thermoelectric Energy

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:25:27 EST

A study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces demonstrates how to convert exhaust heat into electricity. The researchers present a prototype thermoelectric generator system that could reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions -- an opportunity for improving sustainable energy initiatives in a rapidly changing world.

CSUF to Share Over 500 Historical Interviews with Planned Aviation Museum in Irvine

California State University, Fullerton — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:10:05 EST

Over 500 Cal State Fullerton oral histories documenting the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro will soon be available at the future Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, set to open at the Great Park in Irvine as early as spring 2027.

CSUF Contributes Oral Histories to Planned Aviation Museum in Irvine

California State University, Fullerton — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:20:09 EST

al State Fullerton oral histories documenting Orange County's military history at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro will soon be accessible to visitors of the future Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum. Set to open at the Great Park in Irvine as early as fall 2026, the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum's mission is to preserve Marine aviation history. Its new building will showcase military artifacts and aircraft.

Expert Available: Experts to Weigh in on Flight Anxiety Following Deadly Plane Crash

George Washington University — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:45:02 EST

Following the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., travelers are having anxiety about boarding their next flight. ...

Rutgers Mental Health Expert Available to Discuss How to Speak to Children About Fatal American Airlines and Black Hawk Helicopter Crash

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:25:34 EST

Aerospace Expert Provides Analysis of Circumstances in Tragic D.C. Aircraft Collision

Virginia Tech — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:50:20 EST

The tragic mid-air collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., raises many questions about what led to the disaster and how it could have been prevented. Virginia Tech aerospace engineer Ella Atkins provides expert opinions based on the information available so far about the crash at Reagan National Airport.

In-Air Collision Marks Worst US Aviation Disaster in Decades. What Comes Next?

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:25:21 EST

JMU Expert Available to Speak About Aviation Anxiety

James Madison University — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:05:47 EST

Virginia Tech Aviation Experts Available to Speak About DC Plane Crash

Virginia Tech — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:55:30 EST