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.
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, ...
NASA and GE Aerospace in December hit a key milestone in their quest to develop hybrid-electric engine technology for the next decade of commercial aviation. The partners on Tuesday revealed they ...
Rolls-Royce and USAF teams tested the F130 engine at AEDC in Tennessee, validating performance in tough conditions.
Boeing had a busy 2025 with the certification processes for its long-delayed 777X program. Since flight testing resumed in January last year following a five-month grounding, Boeing has utilized all ...
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 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. A Boeing 777X flight test aircraft is parked at a gate at the Everett ...
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 ...
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 ...
Defence minister Rajnath Singh warns India has five to seven years to build a next-generation, sovereign aero engine.
It's been more than a decade now since American aviation behemoth Boeing started working on the 777x, and the pieces are finally starting to fall into place. After a number of delays and missed ...