Engineers have long battled a problem that can cause loud, damaging oscillations inside gas turbines and aircraft engines: ...
There’s no preapproved list of FEA [finite element analysis] or CFD [computational fluid dynamics] software titles you can pick from. .
Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and ...
From the Wright brothers’ first inline engines to massive V, H, and X configurations, this episode breaks down how aircraft engineers chased more power through clever cylinder layouts and bold design ...
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 ...
In 2016, Beijing launched a new aerospace conglomerate called Aero Engine Corp. of China. It had a challenging mandate: to develop top-line aircraft engines, a technology China had long struggled to ...
The idea of a hybrid-electric engine for supersonic aircraft may elicit a similar initial response, but there is some very firm engineering logic behind it. Put simply, conventional supersonic engines ...
The West Jefferson, N.C., plant produces commercial and military aircraft engine components, including rotating parts, blisks, high-pressure turbines, and spools for the CFM LEAP-1B engines that power ...
IAE International Aero Engines — a partnership involving Japanese Aero Engines Corporation, MTU Aero Engines AG (OTC: MTUAY), and Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX Corp. (NYSE: RTX) — reaffirmed its ...