All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 33
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NewsP&W sees path to 25% fuel-burn saving on second-generation GTF
Pratt & Whitney believes the improvements it plans to implement for the second generation of its geared turbofan (GTF) engines could deliver a fuel-burn saving in the region of 25% over current models on an installed basis .
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters UK boss outlines ambition for Yeovil expansion
Leonardo Helicopters’ UK plant in Yeovil could end up building four different military rotorcraft types if the ambitions of its managing director are realised.
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NewsGKN already planning flight tests for new 2MW fuel cell powertrain
UK-headquartered GKN Aerospace aims to take its newly announced 2MW fuel cell powertrain demonstrator to flight test by the end of the decade and is already working with an undisclosed airframe customer to realise the ambition.
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NewsEvolito readies prototype powertrains for customer delivery
UK-based Evolito will later this year begin handing to customers the prototype electric motors and controllers for the first integrated propulsion system it intends to bring to market.
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In depthHow RTX is driving towards a more electric future
Electric power is likely to be at the heart of aviation’s net-zero ambitions and sister companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney are developing the technologies to help the industry meet its climate goals.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters picks RTX hybrid-electric system to power PioneerLab
Airbus Helicopters has selected RTX units Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace to supply a hybrid-electric powertrain for its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator.
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NewsSikorsky advances Hex design and builds hybrid-electric testbed
Sikorsky is close to completing the preliminary design review (PDR) for its Hex tiltwing demonstrator, as it also begins building a power system testbed to evaluate the aircraft’s hybrid-electric powertrain.
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NewsRTX charges ahead as hybrid-electric work hits key milestones
RTX has validated “sustained operation” of its hybrid-electric STEP-Tech (Scalable Turboelectric Powertrain – Technology) demonstrator, even as it eyes potential future developments of the system.
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NewsGKN thinks bigger with launch of 2MW-class fuel cell powertrain demonstrator
GKN Aerospace is to develop a 2MW-class cryogenic hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system under a new £44 million ($57 million) project – the latest in a series of hydrogen-focused research and technology programmes led by the company.
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NewsModified Pearl 15 ‘on track’ for hydrogen testing later this year
Rolls-Royce is on course to perform ground runs later this year of a Pearl 15 business jet engine adapted to run on gaseous hydrogen.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman tracking export targets for E-2D and Triton
Northrop Grumman continues to chase international sales opportunities for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance aircraft, as it simultaneously introduces upgrades to both platforms.
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NewsLeonardo forms UK team to drive forward Air Launched Effects development
Leonardo is confident that by the autumn it will have created a UK team through which it can drive the development of air-launched effects (ALE) – collaborative drone swarms that could be deployed from a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft.
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NewsRolls-Royce ‘still learning’ from Orpheus engine as development continues
Rolls-Royce is continuing development of the Orpheus powerplant designed by its UK defence unit, as it eyes future demand for engines to equip a new generation of uncrewed air vehicles.
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NewsRolls-Royce details technology insertion plan to boost Trent durability
Rolls-Royce has revealed more detail on the hot-section improvements it is making to its Trent-series widebody engine family as it targets better durability and time-on-wing, particularly in hot and sandy operating environments.
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NewsRolls-Royce revives UltraFan flight-test plan
Rolls-Royce has revived ambitious plans to flight test its UltraFan engine – potentially in partnership with Airbus – and will next year begin assembling a second iteration of the demonstrator, while also working to prove its suitability for single-aisle applications.
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NewsWindracers starts Ultra cargo drone trials in Orkney
UK drone developer and operator Windracers has begun trials of its Ultra autonomous cargo platform on flights linking several of the Orkney Isles off the north coast of Scotland.
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NewsVertical Aerospace reveals next-generation VX4 prototype
UK-based Vertical Aerospace has rolled out its latest VX4 prototype, as the developer targets a crucial resumption of flight testing in the coming months.
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NewsPoland begins probe into fatal M-346 crash
Investigations are under way in Poland after a fatal crash involving a Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainer.
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NewsUK regulator expands scope of Vertical Aerospace's design approval
Electric air taxi developer Vertical Aerospace has seen the scope of its Design Organisation Approval (DOA) expanded by the UK civil aviation regulator.
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NewsAirbus calls for open-rotor alternative to CFM’s RISE engine
Airbus is actively encouraging propulsion manufacturers to explore open-rotor engine concepts to offer competition for CFM International’s RISE programme.