Why the time for open fan is now
During Farnborough International Airshow, CFM International, a 50-50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, and Airbus announced plans to flight test CFM’s cutting-edge open fan engine architecture. Hear from GE’s Chief Engineer Chris Lorence about why he thinks the time for open fan is now.
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GE’s Roadmap for the Future of Flight
GE is developing technologies to reduce CO2 emissions for a more sustainable future of flight. This includes innovating advanced new engine architectures such as open fan through the CFM International joint venture, megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion, advanced new engine core designs, and supporting alternative fuels research.
Driving Accelerated Change
The Farnborough Airshow’s Aerospace Global Forum will set the agenda for many of the big issues facing the industry during this decade and beyond
Aviation can’t decarbonize without Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
The aviation industry has an ambitious goal. The target is to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 through a mix of revolutionary aircraft and propulsion technologies, alternative fuels and operational improvements.
Collins Aerospace Leads the Way in Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing
Imagine if a company could reduce its manufacturing cycle time by 80 percent while upgrading the products it was building, decrease the weight of those products by as much as 50 percent compared to earlier iterations, incorporate sustainability improvements that could result in a fully recyclable product at the end ...
How to plan cost-effective engine MRO
At over 200 engines, the LATAM V2500 engine fleet is big. Taking into account that the aircraft are based across multiple countries in different regulations and jurisdictions, and a whole range of climates, it is also complex. Not to mention that each engine has five modules and up to 30,000 ...
The Farnborough International Airshow is back and looking towards the future
The Farnborough International Airshow will resume its position as the pinnacle event for aerospace and aviation when it returns on 18-22 July
At your service: why Bombardier is stepping up in aftersales
Your business jet might be the best-equipped on the market, unrivalled in terms of performance, and attractively priced. But if your manufacturer fails to match that with an aftersales service you can rely on to keep your multi-million-dollar asset mission-ready at all times, wherever you are in the world, that ...
Why training in a simulator beats learning on an aircraft
Why practise in a simulator when an aircraft provides a more realistic experience? Well, for a start, it does not. A training device can teach a pilot to prepare for a host of scenarios and ultimately become a safer aviator
Clear communication is key soft skill for pilots
It’s good to talk. Knowing when and how to communicate is an often overlooked skill for business aviation pilots. Specialist training will make for a more prepared, and ultimately safer crew member
Game technology gets trainee technicians inside the engine
Virtual reality technology that allows students to view the inner workings of an engine using similar animation techniques to those used in the gaming industry is transforming the way engine maintenance is taught at FlightSafety
GE Digital data helps FlightSafety tailor training based on risk
By pooling the real-life experiences of hundreds of pilots flying thousands of sorties each week, FlightSafety and GE Digital are able to identify where risks are highest, and tailor training accordingly
Navigating a net-zero future for aviation in Asia Pacific
Decarbonising aviation requires a global effort. Shell is working with customers and partners across Asia Pacific to accelerate aviation’s pathway to net-zero emissions.
The future of aerospace is…plastics?
In a famous quote from the timeless 1967 movie “The Graduate,” a young Dustin Hoffman receives some prescient advice. His father’s friend tells him about the path to future success: “One word…plastics.” Few would have believed then that even airplanes would one day be built out of plastics.
