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RTX’s hybrid aviation system passes test with engine, batteries running at full power
RTX has reached a key milestone in its hybrid-electric propulsion project, successfully running its ...
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B-52's New F130 Engine Complete Altitude and Operability Testing
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, ...
The aviation industry is looking to take a cue from the recent success of hybrid cars. In partnership with the Norwegian research organization SINTEF, Rolls-Royce aims to develop a hybrid aircraft ...
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Rolls-Royce’s F130 engine clears altitude and operability tests
Rolls-Royce and USAF teams tested the F130 engine at AEDC in Tennessee, validating performance in tough conditions.
The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly ...
Current production engines can offer up to 20% increased thrust for unmanned applications EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, has ...
United Aircraft has carried out water-ingestion tests on its initial import-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100, equipped with Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants. The aircraft, number 97023, carried out the runway ...
Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower PW1000G series engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The engine completed nearly 200 hours of ground ...
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 ...
It's been more than a decade now since American aviation behemoth Boeing started working on the 777x, and the pieces are finally starting to fall into place. After a number of delays and missed ...
Electric aircraft propulsion specialist Wright Electric is preparing to begin ground testing with the M2500 electric engine it is developing to power commercial aircraft, having completed construction ...
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