Engines

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

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Pratt’s PW1100G To Gain 2-percent Fuel Burn Improvement

The PurePower engine family has completed nearly 10,000 hours and 19,000 cycles of full engine testing, including 1,400 hours of flight time.

Engines

July 17, 2014

Rolls-Royce Selects Eaton’s EBU for Trent XWB-97

Eaton will be responsible for the Trent XWB-97 low-pressure fuel system, starter air system, thermal anti-icing system, engine bleed air system and more.

Engines

July 17, 2014

Airbus Bets on New Propulsion Concepts

With the Bauhaus Luftfahrt, Rolls-Royce and MTU, two projects are targeting distributed thrust. The Quadcruiser combines rotary- and fixed-wing.

Aircraft

July 16, 2014

The Future of Airliners is Electric

The Future of Airliners is Electric

Aircraft

July 15, 2014

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Rolls-Royce Upgrades In-service Trent Engines

Rolls’ engines gain valuable percents in fuel burn, while development of Trent 1000-TEN for Boeing 787-10 continues.

Engines

July 15, 2014

Rolls-Royce Advances Toward UltraFan

UK engine maker Rolls-Royce is pushing ahead with advanced turbofan engine designs for future platforms, with greatly improved efficiency.

Engines

July 14, 2014

New Generation Nacelles Set To Take Flight On Leap And Passport

Nacelles developed as part of new integrated propulsion systems are delivering improved performance.

Engines

July 14, 2014

Pratt Keeping Busy With GTF Work

Pratt & Whitney is working to maximize commonality and thus minimize risk with its various geared turbofan offerings.

Engines

July 14, 2014

PWC Moves Forward With Next-Gen Regional T-Prop

The powerplant will deliver a 20-percent fuel burn improvement over existing engines in the 5,000- to 7,000-shp range.

Engines

July 14, 2014

CFM Seals 200 Engine Deal With American Airlines

Flight-testing of the new Leap turbofan is about to start.

Engines

July 14, 2014

GE9X Technology Validated As Program Gathers Pace

GE names partners for Boeing 777X powerplant as testing proves performance goals.

Engines

July 14, 2014

Airbus Fails to Dampen Expectations For A330neo Launch

It seems to be a question not of if but of when Airbus will confirm that it will develop a new, updated version of the A330, with a new engine.

Engines

July 14, 2014

Bombardier Plans to Get CSeries Back on Track

An engine failure with a Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engine in May could has strained Bombardier’s CSeries testing and delivery schedule.

Engines

July 14, 2014

Pratt Confirms Oil Leak Caused CSeries Engine Failure

The engine company validates a fix for PW1500G.

Engines

July 14, 2014

Bloodhound SSC Here At Farnborough

Richard Noble’s Bloodhound supersonic car is his most ambitious project yet, with a mere two years until the first attempts.

Engines

July 13, 2014

Rolls Confident of Trent XWB Performance and Popularity

Despite order cancellation by Emirates of A350XWBs, and moves away from A350-800, Rolls-Royce retains confidence in its Trent XWB engines and the program.

Engines

July 12, 2014

New Discs Factory Cuts Production Time in Half

Rolls-Royce has introduced new manufacturing techniques at Washington facility.

Engines

July 12, 2014

Snecma Plots Way To Open-rotor Engine

Development go-ahead for 2030 entry into service will factor in noise, airframe integration.

Engines

July 11, 2014

CFM Leap Testing Now In Full Swing

Snecma and GE are multiplying test engines, while preparing for a sharp production ramp-up.

Engines

July 11, 2014

CFM’s Leap-1B Turbofan Begins Ground Testing

The Leap-1B is being prepared to enter service on Boeing's 737 Max airliners in 2017.

Engines

June 18, 2014