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May 03, 2018
Maintenance records from the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that experienced an inflight engine failure last month reveal the fan blades of its CFM56-7B turbofan engines, which are suspected of causing the failure, had been overhauled 10,712 engine cycles before the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported.
Apr 26, 2018
“We’re all-in, if we can get that capability at the appropriate cost," the vice chief of the Army says of Future Vertical Lift.
Apr 26, 2018
The winning engine will replace GE’s T700 in the Army’s Sikorsky UH-60M/V Black Hawk and Boeing AH-64E Apache, and also could power the next generation of clean-sheet military rotorcraft in the lightweight category of Future Vertical Lift.
Apr 26, 2018
UTC Aerospace Systems is positioning itself as a key supplier for legacy U.S. Army helicopter upgrades and next-generation, clean-sheet designs.
Apr 26, 2018
DARPA cancellation of an ambitious VTOL X-plane program underlines the challenges facing industry in developing hybrid-electric and distributed-electric propulsion systems
Apr 26, 2018
More SS2s are in production as The Spaceship Co. broadens its portfolio to include other aerospace and transport products.
Apr 25, 2018
Production of Bombardier’s C Series airliner finally is picking up pace as the manufacturer overcomes interior completion delays that followed earlier issues with the availability of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engines and problems with some suppliers.
Apr 25, 2018
General Atomics, Phantom Works and Skunk Works have uncloaked their MQ-25A designs as decision time approaches. Here’s what we now know.