Engines
News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.
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Aux tanks from Jetaire provide 3-prong fix
Jetaire Aerospace of Fayetteville, Ga., says it has exceeded the compliance requirements for the SFAR (special FAR) 88 FAA Airworthiness Directive for expl
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GE Honda HF120 Test Phase Spools Up
The first GE Honda HF120 engine has successfully started its initial test run at GE Aviation’s altitude test chamber in Evendale, Ohio, the company announc
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GE Honda spools up HF120 cert testing
The GE Honda joint venture last Thursday fired up the first conforming version of its new 2,095-lb-thrust HF120 engine currently slated for certification&n
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Nordam celebrates 40th birthday here at NBAA
Nordam, a global aerospace company serving the business, commercial and military aviation markets, is marking more than 40 years of growth at this year’s N
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Lufthansa Technik sees reasons to be optimistic
While the sales of narrow- and wide-body VIP aircraft may not be enjoying the numbers the industry has seen in recent years, Lufthansa Technik (Booth No.
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Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 provides muscle for legacy 650
Embraer has selected the Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 engine to power the Brazilian manufacturer’s new Legacy 650, it was announced here yesterday.
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Daher-Socata mulls NTx power, says partners will determine type
Daher-Socata’s target of formally launching a new eight- to 10-seat or equivalent weight twin-engine business airplane sometime next year is still planned,
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Microturbo continues e-APU tests
Toulouse, France-based Microturbo is here exhibiting a mockup of its e-APU, a new-generation auxiliary power unit that is currently undergoing ground trial
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Williams leads turbofans, Honeywell tops in t-props
In 2009 the annual Product Support Survey produced by NBAA Convention News’ sister publication Aviation International News Williams Internati
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New engine programs
The design of new airframes always depends heavily on availability of new engine types.
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Japan Joins Green Asia and Pacific Aviation Partnership
Japan has become the latest partner in the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (Aspire), joining the FAA, Airservices Australia and Airways New
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2009 Product Support Survey - Part 3: Engines
For reasons that are not clear, every engine manufacturer scored fewer points in this year’s survey than in
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GE Honda Powers Up HF120 Program
Assembly has begun at GE’s manufacturing facility in Lynn, Mass., on the first production GE Honda HF120 engine that will be used for FAA certification tes
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GE To Test New Turboprop Derivative
GE Aviation will soon start certification testing of its new 800-shp H80 turboprop engine, derived from the Walter M601.
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GE To Certify Derivative of Walter M601 Turboprop
GE Aviation will soon start certification testing of its new 800-shp H80 turboprop engine, which is derived from the Walter M601.
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Rolls-Royce Moving Forward with G650 Engine Testing
Rolls-Royce is proceeding with ground tests of the BR725 turbofan destined to power the Gulfstream G650 business jet.
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Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Gets EASA OK
Rolls-Royce on June 24 received EASA certification for its 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine.
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Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Approved by EASA
Rolls-Royce yesterday received EASA certification for its 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine.
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GE to test open-rotor fan engine
GE Aviation and NASA are to ground test five sets of new subscale blades for open-rotor engines at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Mitsubishi keeps MRJ on course; critical design review under way
Development of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s MRJ regional jet continues on schedule, as some 800 engineers, designers and subcontractors in Nagoya, Jap
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Paris'09 News Clips
GPS Location Downlink Completes Testing
AeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti
AeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti
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Honeywell Engine Deal for USAF Worth $400M
Honeywell is celebrating a further $400 million worth of orders for its TPE331 engine following a U.S.
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Engine Choice Still Up in the Air for Falcon SMS
Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne on Friday made it clear that all design choices for its next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize aircraft codenam
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Etihad blesses engine makers with historic $14B in orders
Etihad Airways has completed engine selections for the massive aircraft orders it revealed at last year’s Farnborough airshow, in deals now totaling $14 bi
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Pratt Inks Two Contracts for EcoPower Engine
Pratt & Whitney has signed two more contracts for its EcoPower engine washing service.
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Rolls-Royce To Research UCAV Powerplant
Rolls-Royce has signed a jointly funded research and technology contract with the UK ministry of defense.
