Engines
News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.
GE Aviation and MagniX win contracts to perform ground and flight demonstrations with $253.4 million in grants from NASA.
GE Aviation made the first flight with its new fadec-equipped Catalyst turboprop engine this afternoon in Berlin.
Piaggio Aerospace and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the production of the Ardiden 3 engine family.
Franco-Italian airframer ATR will assess hydrogen to power its turboprops, but it cautions the fuel might not be a feasible solution for most customers.
The long-running saga of re-engining the venerable B-52 bomber has now become reality with the award of a major new engine contract to Rolls-Royce.
Under a new government funding plan, the Il-96 airliner would be fitted with new PD-35 turbofans to provide an improved alternative to Western aircraft.
Airbus Helicopters says experimental electric engine backup system could eventually lead to serial production hybrid engine models.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics surveyed 1,000 professionals from 38 countries about the current and future state of the industry.
GE Aviation and the FAA are partnering on the development of noise- and emission-reducing technologies for aircraft engines.
Safran has successfully test run one of its Makila 2 helicopter engines on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel .
