Rolls-Royce is retiring its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB), registered N787RR, after 20 years and over 2,000 hours of engine development testing. The FTB played a crucial role in developing ...
The world's largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, is taking a new lease of life, with a propulsion system now set to be tested. The first Airbus A380 ever built will be fitted with an open-fan ...
Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130’s ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...
Safran Aircraft Engines is ramping up system-level testing for a future open-fan engine as it builds towards full-scale ground tests next year of the front module – including the 4m (13ft)-diameter ...
United Aerospace Maintenance Company (UAMCO) Ltd has secured planning permission for a specialised aircraft engine test cell facility in the Aradippou industrial zone, marking a further step in Cyprus ...
To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware. But NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up ...
The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with the new F130s. The U.S. Department of War ...
NASA and GE Aerospace successfully completed initial ground testing of a hybrid-electric engine demonstrator, marking a significant milestone for sustainable commercial aviation. The demonstrator is ...
HAL’s HTFE-25 is being developed for trainers, drones and future aircraft platforms. The project aims to reduce India’s ...
GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have begun altitude testing for their new low-cost GEK800 turbofan engine, designed to power cruise missiles and unmanned platforms in the ...
The Trent XWB-97 is the most highly utilised civil engine in service, powering aircraft for more than 13 hours per day on ...