Month: May 2011

The Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter exceeds its speed challenge: 232 knots (430 km/h.) is attained in level, stabilised flight.

Composites Horizons Inc, part of Hampson Industries PLC, highlighted its expansion capabilities and capacity at the SAMPE Conference in Long Beach, California.

Martin Jetpack, the Carbon Kevlar made Jetpack shot into the sky over the Canterbury Plains at a climb rate of 800ft per minute, reaching an altitude of 5,000ft breaking the previous record.

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers a joint venture of SGL Group and the BMW Group met the completion date for the Moses Lake facility on time.

DuPont Protection Technologies have announced the launch of the DuPont Kevlar Innovation Awards to celebrate excellence in innovation, protection and collaboration in the use of Kevlar.

Wind turbine manufacturer Kenersys has officially announced that the company enters the US market at the Wind Power 2011 in Anaheim. Introducing the family of multi-megawatt turbines featuring the Synerdrive technology, including the new Kenersys K110 2.4 MW.