All articles by Guy Norris – Page 4
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Fuel prices boost pulse-detonation R&D
Technology could spread to civil aircraft applications as need to find cleaner and cheaper power spurs researchers
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Boeing scraps 787's wireless IFE
Manufacturer makes last-minute change to twinjet's cabin specification, but refutes claim over delivery delays
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Williams reveals FJ44-3AP details
Improved turbofan launched to power new PiperJet sport utility aircraft will offer improved fuel economy
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FAA gives green light to revised fan blade tests for General Electric GEnx engine for Boeing 787
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved plans by General Electric to conduct the critical fan blade-off tests for the GEnx engine for the Boeing 787 which involves detaching the blade further along its length, rather than right at the root as in normal blade-off tests.
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Bone loss fear may rule out manned Mars mission after NASA tests indicate prolonged low gravity exposure untenable
Medical tests indicate that prolonged exposure to low gravity would be untenable
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Common core powers P&W vision for next-generation geared turbofan family for narrowbody aircraft
Pratt & Whitney is studying a new engine development strategy that would base its next-generation single-aisle geared turbofan (GTF) and a future mid-thrust combat engine around a new common core.