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B-52's New F130 Engine Complete Altitude and Operability Testing

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force validated the F130's ability to meet performance requirements for the B-52 missions, getting closer to flight testing. Engine maker Rolls-Royce announced on Feb. 24, ...
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Germany tests cryogenic hydrogen fuel system for aircraft engines at -423°F

Engineers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have just carried out a series of ...
FlightGlobal

TAKE OFF project spools up as open-fan partners build towards 2029 flight tests

Work on a Safran Aircraft Engines-led project that will culminate in flight tests of an open-fan engine aboard an Airbus A380 in 2029 has officially kicked off.
Seeking Alpha

RTX's Pratt & Whitney completes critical engine testing for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Current production engines can offer up to 20% increased thrust for unmanned applications EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, has ...
The Aviationist

Hermeus’ Uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Aircraft Flies for the First Time

The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly ...
UPI

NASA runs first engine tests on supersonic X-59 research aircraft

Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...
Flightglobal

SJ-100’s domestic engines tested for resilience to water ingestion

United Aircraft has carried out water-ingestion tests on its initial import-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100, equipped with Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants. The aircraft, number 97023, carried out the runway ...
Aviation Week

P&W completes ground testing on C-Series engine

Pratt & Whitney has successfully completed initial ground testing on its first PurePower PW1000G series engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft. The engine completed nearly 200 hours of ground ...
Phys.org

NASA, GE aerospace hybrid engine system marks successful test

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware. But NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up ...
Aviation Week

Next-Gen Single-Aisle Engine Testing Accelerates

Rolls-Royce is evaluating a single-aisle version of the UltraFan geared engine architecture as part of Clean Aviation’s Heaven research initiative. Credit: Rolls-Royce While Airbus and Boeing converge ...
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Travel for aircraft bookshelf – The Secret Horsepower Race: Western Front fighter engine development by Calum Douglas

The Secret Horsepower Race by Calum Douglas delivers a groundbreaking, meticulously researched history of WWII fighter engine development, revealing the technical battles, national strategies, and ...