Engines

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

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Collins Generator Will Meet Rising Military Power Needs

Collins Aerospace's 1-MW electric generator will help the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory meet future aircraft requirements.

Engines

June 20, 2023

Washington State Invests in Hydrogen Propulsion

Washington state just made its second $350,000 investment in ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion R&D facilities at Paine Field.

Aircraft

June 20, 2023

GE, Clemson University Win $10M Ceramics Research Grant

GE Aerospace and Clemson University received a $10 million USAF grant to continue research on advanced ceramic-matrix materials.

Engines

June 20, 2023

D328eco and Nordam Advance Sustainable Flight Options

Nordam will contribute engine nacelles for Deutsche Aircraft's D320eco twin turboprop.

Aircraft

June 20, 2023

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Daher Targets New Hybrid Propulsion System

A new partnership with French start-up Ascendance is likely to spur Daher’s decarbonization drive.

Aircraft

June 20, 2023

Monte Secures First Deliveries from ZeroAvia

Monte Aircraft Leasing has secured the first production slots of ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen fuel cell conversion kits for regional turboprops.

Engines

June 20, 2023

Spirit To Build Composite Fuselage for Honda's New Light Jet

Spirit is adding to its aerostructures portfolio, which already includes Bombardier's business jets and various Airbus and Boeing airliners.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Honeywell APU Upgrade for B737s Lowers CO2 Emissions

A high-efficiency upgrade for auxiliary power units on Boeing 737NG and Max airplanes can lower fuel consumption and emissions by about 2 percent each.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

GKN Spends Big to Chase NetZero Technology Leadership Role

UK aerospace group GKM wants to be a key enabler of the aviation industry's commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Rolls-Royce To Test New Small Engine

Rolls-Royce's intends its new small gas turbine to power hybrid-electric aircraft being developed for the advanced air mobility sector.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Aviation Chases Carbon Cutting Quantum Leap

With climate change metrics intensifying, air transport has a mountain to climb to achieve the legally-binding net-zero carbon requirement in 2050.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Raytheon Hybrid-electric Demo Completes 1st Engine Run

Raytheon is developing a portfolio of sustainable aviation technologies, including the STEP-Tech hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator.

Engines

June 19, 2023

High-voltage Electric Aircraft Need Improved Connectors

TE Connectivity is displaying a wide array of high-voltage connectors for new eVTOL aircraft.

Avionics

June 19, 2023

Pratt & Whitney Measures Gas Turbine Emissions With Lasers

Researchers at Virginia Tech and Pratt & Whitney have discovered a new way to measure gas turbine emissions without the need for bulky sensor probes.

Engines

June 19, 2023

F-35 Engine and Power System Upgrades On Course

The U.S. has decided to upgrade the existing F-35 engine to meet future needs rather than buy a new-generation powerplant.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Hydrogen Business Jet Could Turn Private Aviation Green

French start-up Beyond Aero said its hydrogen-fuel-based propulsion system will support range of up to 800 nm while carrying four passengers.

Aircraft

June 19, 2023

Safran Validates Helicopter Hybrid Propulsion

Safran Helicopter Engines has validated its "eco mode" hybrid helicopter propulsion system for the Airbus Racer.

Engines

June 19, 2023

Supercomputer Helps GE Aerospace Evaluate Open-fan Engine

GE Aviation is using the Frontier supercomputer to evaluate fluid dynamics of open-fan engines.

Engines

June 19, 2023

With the Adaptive-cycle Engine, 'The Great Engine War' Resumes

GE and Pratt & Whitney are fighting for a place on the USAF Next Generation Air Dominance fighter.

Engines

June 18, 2023

ATR Touts Strong Growth Prospects

ATR, the Toulouse-based turboprop manufacturer, plans to reveal orders at the Paris Airshow and prove a sustained interest in its regional airframes.

Aircraft

June 18, 2023