Aero Engines

Blackhawk Picks P&WC and Hartzell to Create the World’s Fastest King Air
aerobd.news: Blackhawk Aerospace has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to transform the Beechcraft King Air 300 into the fastest King Air in the

Delta Air Lines builds massive 48ft tall engine test cell
aerobd.news : Delta Air Lines has finished building what it claims is the world’s largest jet engine test cell in Atlanta, USA. The 48ft (15m) tall cell has inlet and

A319neo and LEAP-1A engines certified by FAA and EASA
aerobd.news : The A319neo has been certified by the US FAA and European EASA airworthiness authorities to run with CFM International’s Leap-1A engine. The other aircraft in the single-aisle A320neo

Boeing and Safran joint venture powers ahead
aerobd.news : Boeing and Safran have received regulatory approvals to start producing aircraft auxiliary power units (APUs). The 50/50 joint venture, which was first announced in June 2018, will initially

Stratolaunch completes engine preburner test
aerobd.news : Stratolaunch has begun full-scale testing of its rocket engine’s preburner after completing the first hot-fire test earlier this month. The PGA Engine, which is named after Stratolaunch’s founder

Safran reveals electric motor for hybrid aircraft
aerobd.news : Safran has revealed the first electric motor from its forthcoming ENGINeUS range of motors designed for use in hybrid and electric aircraft, after its successful ground testing and

GKN Aerospace officially opens state of the art aero-engine repair facility in Malaysia
aerobd.news : GKN Aerospace has officially opened its repair and research facility for aero-engine systems in Johor, Malaysia. GKN Aerospace Malaysia reached this significant milestone on Thursday 4th October. GKN

Hypersonic engine successfully tested
aerobd.news : Researchers in the USA have successfully tested a new dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. The DMRJ engine being developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne

Rolls-Royce’s Pearl engine passes test milestone
aerobd.news : Rolls-Royce’s Pearl 15 engine test program has successfully passed 10,000 test cycles during more than 2,600 testing hours. The test program, which comprises of six Pearl 15 development

Pratt & Whitney wins US$437 million contract to further develop adaptive engines
aerobd.news : Aero engine maker Pratt & Whitney has won a US$437m contract to develop its adaptive propulsion technology for use on the US Air Force’s next generation of fighter

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN receives certification
aerobd.news : The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has been granted full flight certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Boeing Starliner parachute testing
aerobd.news : Boeing test teams reached a significant milestone for the CST-100 Starliner program by testing the parachute system Starliner will use on its return to Earth.