Reuters reported today that Rolls-Royce announced two new engines; the “Advance” which is expected to be 6% more fuel efficient than the Trent XWB (Rolls’ latest engine) and the “UltaFan” which is expected to be 10% more fuel efficient than…
The Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) has been selected for use on five of the seven new narrow-body programs under development, including Bombardier’s CSeries, Airbus A320neo, Mitsubishi Regional Jet, IRKUT MS-21, and Embraer E2Jets. We spoke with Bob Saia,…
The wide body market will see the introduction of new models at a rate not seen since this sector came into fruition in the 1970s. The 787 will have two new models, the A350 three new models, and the 777X…
Final assembly of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet has begun at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Nagoya, Japan. This was facilitated by the delivery of the first middle fuselage section, which will shortly be followed by the wings and…
Additive Manufacturing is a term we are going to hear more about in aerospace as this decade unfolds. The concept of “additive manufacturing” is another term for what others call 3D printing. Why “additive”? Because typical manufacturing is a “subtractive”…
The LEAP engine from CFM International is progressing in its initial ground testing, and will culminate in engine certification in 2015 and entry into commercial service in 2016. The first leap engine was fired-up on September 4th, and the engine…