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GE discloses plans for ‘revolutionary’ new helicopter engine in partnership with Airbus
FlightGlobal· 2 days agoGE Aerospace appears poised to develop a “revolutionary” new turboshaft engine for rotary-wing...
Airbus’ Racer Achieves Speed Targets After Just Nine Flight Hours
Aviation Week· 2 days agoFARNBOROUGH—Airbus Helicopters’ Racer high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator has achieved its speed targets after just seven flights. The Racer—short for Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft—reached 227 kt.
Racer sprints to target speed within just seven flights
FlightGlobal· 3 days agoJust seven flights and 9h into its test campaign, Airbus Helicopters Racer technology demonstrator...
Hexagon, Boeing form rotor dynamics grouping
FlightGlobal· 3 days agoTechnology firm Hexagon has teamed up with Boeing to launch a consortium looking at rotor dynamics for new-generation propulsion systems. The Rotor...
Airbus Warns Suppliers Against Second-Guessing Production Targets
Aviation Week· 4 days agoLONDON—Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Christian Scherer says the OEM is going “far deeper” into the supply chain than in the past to ...
RTX Selected For Airbus PioneerLab Hybrid Helicopter
Aviation Week· 4 days agoReplacing the helicopter’s existing twin Safran Arriel 2E engines, the hybrid propulsion system will integrate a modified PW210 turboshaft ...
The airplane engine of the future could look radically different
Axios· 4 days agoDriving the news: CFM International — a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft...
Eva Azoulay is taking newly-independent ITP Aero to the next level
FlightGlobal· 4 days agoITP Aero is on a mission. With new chief executive Eva Azoulay at the helm, the former Rolls-Royce...
Airbus Helicopters picks RTX hybrid-electric system to power PioneerLab
FlightGlobal· 4 days agoAirbus Helicopters has selected RTX units Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace to supply a...
CFM International completes 250 tests on RISE
FlightGlobal· 5 days agoSpeaking on the eve of the Farnborough air show – where it is also marking Friday’s announcement of the European certification of < ...
