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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 Aviationist

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Fires Up Engine For The First Time Ahead Of First Flight

X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power the X-59, ...
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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.
Aviation Today

Official: T901 Engine Testing On Black Hawk ‘Very Successful,’ Program’s Future Still TBD

A lead Army official said testing to date of the GE Aerospace-built T901 engine on a Black Hawk helicopter has been “very successful,” while the engine program’s future is still to be determined. Brig ...
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NASA, GE test hybrid engine for next decade of flight

NASA and GE Aerospace in December hit a key milestone in their quest to develop hybrid-electric engine technology for the next decade of commercial aviation. The partners on Tuesday revealed they ...
Mississippi State University

CAVS dynamometer upgraded to continue next generation of engine testing, research at MSU

STARKVILLE, Miss.—For two decades, the dynamometer at Mississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems has powered engine research and testing for consumer, industry and military applications ...
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ISRO gearing up to test fully integrated semicryogenic engine

New Delhi: ISRO is developing a high-thrust semicryogenic engine for induction into its mightiest operational rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3). The indigenously developed semicryogenic engine ...
JEC Composites

Blue Origin sign up historic test stand for engine testing

Blue Origin has signed a Commercial Space Launch Act agreement with NASA for the use of the historic 4670 test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Despite setting up its own in-house ...
Flightglobal

Wright Electric aims this year to start thrust testing electric aircraft motors

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 ...

F1 engine dispute: FIA propose mid-season rule-change after talks during pre-season testing in Bahrain

Formula 1s engine dispute will be resolved before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after talks were held in Bahrain ...
New Atlas

Hybrid jet engines work to excel where pure-electric jets fail

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...