Bell Helicopter Textron has completed the nacelles for the first production-representative V-22 tilt-rotor. They will be mated to the Bell-manufactured wing in October. Bell and Boeing Helicopters are building four V-22s under the engineering and manufacturing development programme, the first of which will be flown in late 1996
Source: Flight International
US and European aviation regulators have certificated new high-pressure turbine blades that CFM International says will help address durability troubles with Leap-1A turbofans.
The deal for three rotorcraft comes as Boeing and the US Army are negotiating a full-rate production deal for the latest version of the CH-47F, which could see hundreds of orders for Boeing.
Annual deliveries of the CFM International Leap engine top 2,000 units in 2026 according the latest forecast from the Safran-GE Aerospace joint venture.
