How GE Aerospace Engines Stack Up Against Pratt & Whitney Engines

The P&W XA103 variable cycle engine (VCE) is currently competing with GE’s XA102 as the race heats up to build the world’s ...
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Explained: Aircraft Design—From Sketches to Digital Sims

Long before engineers spun 3D models of airplanes on screens, they designed them with pencils, rulers, and plenty of patience ...

Rolls-Royce Vs. Pratt & Whitney: Vs. General Electric: Who Dominates The Aircraft Engine Market?

While there is no single manufacturer that can claim to dominate the engine market, different companies can lay claim to ...

What Made Mazda's Miller-Cycle Engine Unique, And Which Models Had One?

Mazda's willingness to leave the Otto cycle behind when designing its engines brought us the rotary-powered RX-7 and RX-8, ...
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Silicon carbide-based motor drive enables a smaller, lighter electric aircraft engine

A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose ...
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World’s first hydrogen-fueled hypersonic jet could fly at 12 times the speed of sound

Australia’s Hypersonix Launch Systems has secured $46 million in funding from a Series A round to develop a hydrogen-fueled ...