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Rolls-Royce ready to start testing AAM turbogenerator
A year after unveiling the plan for a turbogenerator engine that is specifically designed for the Advanced Air Mobility market, Rolls-Royce is about ready to start testing the gas-turbine demonstrator. Actually, the first engine is already on the test rig in…
Tecnam postpones development of the electric P-Volt
Small aircraft maker Tecnam has postponed the development of the P-Volt, the electric 9-seater aircraft that was unveiled in 2020 and would be developed together with Rolls-Royce. The Italian company says that “after three years of intensive studies covering the entire…
Rolls-Royce Pearl success continues
As EBACE starts this week, Rolls-Royce announced its Pearl 10X is sailing through its tests. The engine OEM notes “is advancing at pace and has successfully accumulated more than 1,500 testing hours, both on the Advance 2 demonstrator and the…
Rolls-Royce UltraFan demonstrator completes first test
Rolls-Royce has run the first test of the UltraFan technology demonstrator engine. The test was successfully completed using Testbed 80 in Derby, where preparations have been underway since December. The engine maker issued an embargoed press statement on Wednesday evening, which…
Updated US airline carbon model
We have updated our US airline carbon model with the DoT’s updated T2 dataset. Remember to click the double-headed arrow at the bottom right of the model to optimize viewing. The model uses total payload as the denominator to fuel…