Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion

Oct 05, 2020
Projects to demonstrate the viability of electric propulsion have gathered momentum over the last several months.
Oct 05, 2020
An inside look into the U.S. Army’s radical experiment, Project Convergence, a sensor-to-shooter demonstration.
Oct 05, 2020
BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.
Oct 02, 2020
Despite much evidence to the opposite, the public’s image of hydrogen in aviation was set by the 1937 Hindenburg fire.
Oct 01, 2020
Misfortune and its own missteps in culture, leadership and technology have sapped the British engine maker of its value.
Oct 01, 2020
Water vapor from hydrogen-fueled aircraft will generate more contrails, but research is needed to understand persistence and mitigation.
Sep 30, 2020
Findings in the investigation of an Air France Airbus A380 “accident” may have consequences for engine design and manufacturing.
Sep 30, 2020
Advanced combustors and new thermodynamic cycles are under study to exploit the energy potential of liquid hydrogen fuel.