GE Aerospace is teaching robots to repair jet engine blades as global maintenance backlogs stretch into months.
Take those compressor blades from a CFM56 engine. As air rushes into the core of the engine, spinning blades squeeze it to build pressure. Over years of use, blade tips deform and must be restored in ...
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 ...
A business jet crashed and burst into flames during takeoff Sunday night in Maine, killing at least a half-dozen people on board, officials said. Bangor International Airport was closed after the ...
Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range without compromising on speed during engagements. The modern fighter jet is ...
Ever wondered why jet engines don’t have a grill or mesh to stop birds and debris? This video breaks down the surprising aerodynamic and safety reasons engineers avoid any kind of front protection.
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Parents of a man who suffered an “obvious mental health episode” and died inside a jet engine at Salt Lake International Airport have filed a new lawsuit to "exceed $300,000" ...
Cutting corners: The jet engine – once a symbol of speed and flight – is finding new life on the ground, fueling the world's artificial intelligence infrastructure. Faced with long delays in ...
Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its full-size Overture aircraft. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...
The plane was traveling from Paris to Ajaccio in Corsica when its engine blew at around 6:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 20 Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via ...
In 2016, Beijing launched a new aerospace conglomerate called Aero Engine Corp. of China. It had a challenging mandate: to develop top-line aircraft engines, a technology China had long struggled to ...
The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...