Engines

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

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Engine programs on track at Honeywell

Through mid-September, the Honeywell AS907 engine program had logged more than 3,500 hr of configuration testing and over 8,000 hr of total test time inclu

Engines

June 11, 2008

Rolls-Royce Completes BR725 Engine Test

Rolls-Royce last month made the first run of the 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine at its facility in Dahlewitz, Germany.

Engines

June 4, 2008

Third Continental enters flight-test program

A third super-midsize Continental last month entered flight testing with a 1 hr 53 min flight from Bombardier’s Wichita Flight Test Center.

Engines

May 27, 2008

Startup to offer 560-lb-thrust turbofan

Price Induction, a startup company based in Anglet, France, is studying a 560-lb-thrust high-bypass-ratio turbofan that would establish a new thrust class.

Engines

May 27, 2008

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Walter Beech King Air 90 STC expanded

Clintonville, Wis.-based Performance Conversions has received an STC for installing 751-shp Czech-built Walter M601E-11 turboprop engines and five-blade Av

Engines

May 23, 2008

Upgraded Citation X engine receives FAA nod

The uprated Rolls-Royce AE3007-C1 engine for the 2002 Citation X (starting with S/N 0173) has received FAA certification.

Engines

May 22, 2008

P&WC runs new engine targeted for light jets

With the completion of its first run on October 31, Pratt & Whitney Canada initiated testing of its 2,500-lb-thrust PW625F engine demonstrator.

Engines

May 22, 2008

New fan rotor disc must be installed on TFE731

Operators of about 1,100 Honeywell TFE731-2, -3 and -4 engines have until December 31 next year to replace fan rotor discs with improved ones under a new A

Engines

May 22, 2008

Legacy on certification final

Brazilian certification of the Embraer Legacy is expected this month, following the prototype’s return from its European tour.

Engines

May 22, 2008

TFE731 makes history with 10,000th delivery

In the ever-fluid world of aerospace, to build and deliver a thousand of any major aircraft system is a milestone worthy of note.

Engines

May 22, 2008

P&WC has two new bizav powerplants

Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth No.

Engines

May 21, 2008

Other voices: Is Rolls-Royce repeating the errors of Allison?

The recent article in AIN covering the Rolls-Royce and PMA business surrounding the Model 250 engines was nice to read (“Rolls, Extex,

Engines

May 21, 2008

Snecma courts RJ OEMs with DEM 21 turbofan

French engine manufacturer Snecma is developing a new high-pressure core for regional jet applications, dubbed DEM 21 for “21st century demonstrator,” in t

Engines

May 21, 2008

Honeywell Ready To Add More Zing To TFE731

Honeywell expects to complete field evaluation testing of its Zing remote diagnostic service for TFE731 engines by the end of next month.

Engines

May 20, 2008

Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa

Engines

May 19, 2008

Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests

Snecma announced here at EBACE that the core demonstrator of its Silvercrest business jet engine has completed a series of tests.

Engines

May 19, 2008

Hindustan aeronautics to build TPE331T-props for commercial apps

Honeywell’s Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell International Sarl, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

Engines

May 19, 2008

PW810 finds its niche via airliner industry’s back door

What presented the impetus for the PW810’s development?When we started to talk about the PW800 family [in the late 1990s], we were talking abo

Engines

May 18, 2008

CJ4 flies with Williams’ new

Cessna Aircraft is here at EBACE, sailing high after the successful first flight of its Citation CJ4 prototype early this month.

Engines

May 17, 2008

Silvercrest still on target for 2011

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound thrust engine, Snecma reports good progress in developing its new Silvercrest powe

Engines

May 17, 2008

Engines

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

Latest

Engine programs on track at Honeywell

Through mid-September, the Honeywell AS907 engine program had logged more than 3,500 hr of configuration testing and over 8,000 hr of total test time inclu

Rolls-Royce Completes BR725 Engine Test

Rolls-Royce last month made the first run of the 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine at its facility in Dahlewitz, Germany.

Third Continental enters flight-test program

A third super-midsize Continental last month entered flight testing with a 1 hr 53 min flight from Bombardier’s Wichita Flight Test Center.

Startup to offer 560-lb-thrust turbofan

Price Induction, a startup company based in Anglet, France, is studying a 560-lb-thrust high-bypass-ratio turbofan that would establish a new thrust class.

Videos

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Walter Beech King Air 90 STC expanded

Clintonville, Wis.-based Performance Conversions has received an STC for installing 751-shp Czech-built Walter M601E-11 turboprop engines and five-blade Av

Upgraded Citation X engine receives FAA nod

The uprated Rolls-Royce AE3007-C1 engine for the 2002 Citation X (starting with S/N 0173) has received FAA certification.

P&WC runs new engine targeted for light jets

With the completion of its first run on October 31, Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada initiated testing of its 2,500-lb-thrust PW625F engine demonstrator.

New fan rotor disc must be installed on TFE731

Operators of about 1,100 Honeywell TFE731-2, -3 and -4 engines have until December 31 next year to replace fan rotor discs with improved ones under a new A

Legacy on certification final

Brazilian certification of the Embraer Legacy is expected this month, following the prototype’s return from its European tour.

TFE731 makes history with 10,000th delivery

In the ever-fluid world of aerospace, to build and deliver a thousand of any major aircraft system is a milestone worthy of note.

P&WC has two new bizav powerplants

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada (Booth No.

Other voices: Is Rolls-Royce repeating the errors of Allison?

The recent article in AIN covering the Rolls-Royce and PMA business surrounding the Model 250 engines was nice to read (“Rolls, Extex,

Snecma courts RJ OEMs with DEM 21 turbofan

French engine manufacturer Snecma is developing a new high-pressure core for regional jet applications, dubbed DEM 21 for “21st century demonstrator,” in t

Honeywell Ready To Add More Zing To TFE731

Honeywell expects to complete field evaluation testing of its Zing remote diagnostic service for TFE731 engines by the end of next month.

Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa

Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests

Snecma announced here at EBACE that the core demonstrator of its Silvercrest business jet engine has completed a series of tests.

Hindustan aeronautics to build TPE331T-props for commercial apps

Honeywell’s Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell International Sarl, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

PW810 finds its niche via airliner industry’s back door

What presented the impetus for the PW810’s development?When we started to talk about the PW800 family [in the late 1990s], we were talking abo

CJ4 flies with Williams’ new

Cessna Aircraft is here at EBACE, sailing high after the successful first flight of its Citation CJ4 prototype early this month.

Silvercrest still on target for 2011

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound thrust engine, Snecma reports good progress in developing its new Silvercrest powe

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With the completion of its first run on October 31, Pratt & Whitney Canada initiated testing of its 2,500-lb-thrust PW625F engine demonstrator.

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