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NASA’s D8 and the new P&W engine plan
Recently Aviation Week had a very interesting story about an aircraft design being tested along with a revolutionary engine concept. Take a look here. We found this idea intriguing and managed to get a few moments with Pratt & Whitney’s…
Materials and Future Aircraft Engine Technology at Pratt and Whitney
Advanced materials have been a part of aircraft engines since the Wright Brothers’ first flight, where due to weight they substituted an aluminum engine for one made of steel because of weight. That trend continues to this day, with engine…
Health Monitoring Systems, Big Data and the Aftermarket – Implications for Airlines and MRO at Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney and IBM have joined forces to advance the state of the art in Big Data and the Internet of Things by tackling issues posed by engine health monitoring data head on. New technologies, both in engine sensors…