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Rolls-Royce Announces First Tests of UltraFan Technology Demonstrator in Derby, UK
Rolls-Royce announced it has completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator at its facility in Derby, UK. The first tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Rolls-Royce says this is a historic moment for the company – it’s the first time in 54 years the aero-engine manufacturer has tested a brand-new…
Panasonic Conducts Space-Exposure Tests for Electronic Materials
Panasonic Industry recently announced that it is conducting space exposure experiments of its electronic circuit board materials and underfill for board-level reinforcement. The materials were launched into space in March 2023 on the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo onboard the International Space Station (ISS) for about six months. In recent years, the aerospace industry has accelerated the development of space technologies and solutions intending to solve environmental and…
Horizon Aircraft Successfully Completes Wind Tunnel Transition Flight Testing
Horizon Aircraft (“Company” or “Horizon”), an innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, announced today that it has successfully completed initial transition flight testing of its “Cavorite X5” 50% scale eVTOL prototype in the world class ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel. “Aircraft performance exceeded our expectation. We explored forward speeds of up to almost 100 km/h, measuring aerodynamic forces, control authority, and mechanical system function with the wings open at varying fan speeds,” Brandon Robinson,…
Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Platform Agnostic In-Flight Connectivity for US Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation reports that it has successfully demonstrated the technical capability to connect a full aircraft ecosystem. The company showcased its Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant (SPOC) multifunction processor in a flight test for the U.S. Air Force, highlighting the ability to integrate existing and future platforms using advanced data links. “With the…
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Joby Aviation, a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced recently it is beginning testing at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), the world’s largest wind tunnel facility, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The NFAC, managed by the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex, contains the two largest…
How Chip Design Systems Pushes FLIR Cameras Capabilities with their IR Projectors
The future of validating and improving aerospace and autonomous vehicle design relies on hardware in the loop (HWIL or HIL) testing, according to Teledyn FLIR. This approach involves connecting a control module—for example, a missile guidance, navigation, and control—to software that generates a simulated environment that “tricks” the control module into acting as though it’s…
Rolls-Royce Begins Testing F130 Engines for the USAF B-52 Fleet
Rolls-Royce has launched F130 engine testing at the company’s outdoor test facility at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, U.S. Rolls-Royce F130 engines were selected by the United States Air Force to replace the existing powerplants in the B-52 fleet, with over 600 new engine deliveries expected. This milestone test program is the first…
Liebherr-Aerospace Installs Hydrogen Test Bench in its Test Center in Toulouse
An emblematic project consists of using a hydrogen fuel cell power source to generate sufficient electrical power, in the range of 400 kilowatts, to feed all the non-propulsion systems of next-generation aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse is developing this power generation system as part of the France Relance (France Relaunch) plan with the support of the French…
Universal Hydrogen Completes First Flight of Hydrogen Regional Airliner
Universal Hydrogen Co., this morning flew a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41am PST from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 MSL. The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a…
Rolls-Royce Begins Testing F130 Engines for the USAF B-52 fleet at the NASA Stennis Space Center
Rolls-Royce has launched F130 engine testing at the company’s outdoor test facility at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, U.S. Rolls-Royce F130 engines were selected by the United States Air Force to replace the existing powerplants in the B-52 fleet, with over 600 new engine deliveries expected. This milestone test program is the first…
Liebherr-Aerospace Installs Hydrogen Test Bench in its Test Center in Toulouse
An emblematic project consists of using a hydrogen fuel cell power source to generate sufficient electrical power, in the range of 400 kW, to feed all the non-propulsion systems of next-generation aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse is developing this power generation system as part of the France Relance (France Relaunch) plan with the support of the French…
Rolls-Royce Successfully Tests mtu Engines with Pure Hydrogen
Rolls-Royce reports that it has conducted successful tests of a 12-cylinder gas variant of the mtu Series 4000 L64 engine running on 100% hydrogen fuel. The tests, carried out by the Power Systems business unit, showed very good characteristics in terms of efficiency, performance, emissions and combustion. These tests mark another important step towards the…