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To keep ice from accumulating on an aircraft engine's sensor, GE turned to additive manufacturing to redesign the part.

Not exact matches

But a thinner atmosphere means less drag on the aircraft, so the engines can hit high speeds with less fuel.

On Tuesday, Sumwalt said one of the 24 fan blades on the aircraft's CFM56 engine had fallen off near the central huOn Tuesday, Sumwalt said one of the 24 fan blades on the aircraft's CFM56 engine had fallen off near the central huon the aircraft's CFM56 engine had fallen off near the central hub.

On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration and European airline regulators ordered emergency inspections within 20 days of nearly 700 aircraft engines similar to the one involved in a fatal Southwest engine blowout earlier this week.

CFM says that more than 8,000 CFM56 - 7B engines are in use on Boeing 737s, «making it the most popular engine - aircraft combination in commercial aviation.»

After the incident, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said officials inspected the engine on the aircraft days before the event.

Sumwalt also said Southwest CEO Gary Kelly indicated the airline would immediately start enhanced inspections of the engines on its over 710 Boeing 737 aircraft.

Strohmayer said that the team was now focusing on the development of a high - performance hybrid aircraft with a smart diesel engine.

And the European Union, perhaps still smarting from the mothballing of the Anglo - French Concorde in 2003, spent $ 7 million ($ 9.8 million) on the 36 - month Long - Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies (LAPCAT) study, examining the possibilities of producing engines for aircraft that could far exceed the speed of sound.

Aircraft engines have gone from an unreliable Achilles heel on planes in the 1950s to devices that can operate for millions of hours without so much as a hiccup, said Steven Wallace, the former head of accident investigation at the Federal Aviation Administration.

The engine of a SkyWest passenger jet caught fire moments after the aircraft landed at Denver International Airport on Sunday, but all 63 people aboard exited the plane safely, an airline spokeswoman said.

The engine of a SkyWest passenger jet caught fire moments after the aircraft landed at Denver International Airport on Sunday.

The Asian country spent $ 16.48 billion on American - made civilian aircrafts, engines and aviation parts in 2015, up more than 180 percent from five years earlier.

«The primitive maintenance prediction of these aircraft engines and the data on these engines is an incredible intellectual property,» Mishra said.

On Friday, Cramer turned to Honeywell, the massive industrial conglomerate manufacturing aircraft engines, climate control systems, security equipment and other specialty products.

Therefore, it gives an idea of the g - forces on André Brännström, Saab test pilot, as he performs extreme aerobatics with the JAS - 39 Gripen C light single - engine multirole fighter aircraft.

The charge reflects the direct operating cost of the aircraft, including fuel, additives and lubricants, an allocable allowance for airframe, engine and APU maintenance and restoration, crew travel expenses, on board catering, and trip - related landing / hangar / ramp fees and parking costs.

The incident comes about two weeks after an engine on a Southwest aircraft blew out, sending shrapnel into the aircraft and killing a woman who was blown partway out a broken window.

«Engine number one lost power 17 minutes into the flight, and thereafter on final approach, engine number two lost power and failed to respond to throttle movement on demand for increased power to sustain the aircraft in its flight configuration,» the report sEngine number one lost power 17 minutes into the flight, and thereafter on final approach, engine number two lost power and failed to respond to throttle movement on demand for increased power to sustain the aircraft in its flight configuration,» the report sengine number two lost power and failed to respond to throttle movement on demand for increased power to sustain the aircraft in its flight configuration,» the report stated.

«We're not only categorizing the drones and figuring out what their damage footprint would be on different locations on a number of aircraft types and engines,» Bayandor says.

The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recently approved a preliminary standard governing the emission of particulates by aircraft engines.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) was formed to include representatives of environmental, farm and social groups as well as experts from companies that make aircraft and jet engines.

Boeing has tested two such «vegetable - based biofuels» with this antifreezing property in the General Electric jet engines used on many of its 747 aircraft, Daggett says.

Virgin Atlantic airline announced that early this year it will conduct the first flight test of a biodiesel — petroleum diesel blend in one of the four engines of a 747 aircraft; Air New Zealand is planning a similar test flight on a Rolls Royce engine in one of its 747s later in the year.

«It's going to take a while to get there, if ever» Another more incremental option could be putting more high - powered batteries on aircraft in order to reduce the demands on carbon - spewing engines.

Jet engines may be mounted on the top of the aircraft.

Though carbon fiber parts and efficient engines are already flying on some aircraft on the market, engineers needed a new aircraft to completely capture the efficiency from these upgrades.

This superefficient aircraft travels slower than a moped, averaging just 50 kilometers per hour on most trips, with its four electrical engines capable of putting out the maximum 10 - horsepower each, solely for takeoff and landing.

The validation flight was conducted using a 40:60 mix of Rentech's synthetic jet fuel with conventional Jet A fuel in one of two engines on an Airbus 319 aircraft.

We all know that when a flock of starlings must have mistaken a jet aircraft for a school of fish and sacrificed their lives by invading its engines, they could have brought down human beings as though on a suicide mission.

On the way we talk aesthetics (unique and vastly better in the flesh than photos), Vipers (great engine, terrible gearchange, tricky handling on the limit), Fighters (even better engine, miraculously improved gearchange, utterly trustworthy handling on the limit), car collector, publisher and evo friend Simon Draper (whose early - build car supplied many of the first driving impressions, including our first encounter with the Fighter in issue 078), and all that stems from an aerodynamics - first, aircraft techniques approacOn the way we talk aesthetics (unique and vastly better in the flesh than photos), Vipers (great engine, terrible gearchange, tricky handling on the limit), Fighters (even better engine, miraculously improved gearchange, utterly trustworthy handling on the limit), car collector, publisher and evo friend Simon Draper (whose early - build car supplied many of the first driving impressions, including our first encounter with the Fighter in issue 078), and all that stems from an aerodynamics - first, aircraft techniques approacon the limit), Fighters (even better engine, miraculously improved gearchange, utterly trustworthy handling on the limit), car collector, publisher and evo friend Simon Draper (whose early - build car supplied many of the first driving impressions, including our first encounter with the Fighter in issue 078), and all that stems from an aerodynamics - first, aircraft techniques approacon the limit), car collector, publisher and evo friend Simon Draper (whose early - build car supplied many of the first driving impressions, including our first encounter with the Fighter in issue 078), and all that stems from an aerodynamics - first, aircraft techniques approach.

On many two - engine aircraft, the one motor spins clockwise, while the other spins counter-clockwise.

Inside the «aircraft - style cockpit» there are «fighter pilot - style» buttons on the roof console to start the engine, and steering - wheel mounted paddles to operate the six - speed automatic «box.

After the war, Bendix made the smaller PS series which was found on Lycoming and Continental engines on general aviation aircraft.

We already know your answer, and that is why we posted the next video with an airplane sourced engine used in aircrafts fighting in World War I, currently fitted on a project car appropriately named «Brutus».

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«These aircraft will add resilience to our flying programme in light of an industry wide shortage of Trent 1000 engines used on our Boeing 787 aircraft.»

Viral stories like that of an easyJet engineer allegedly patching up a plane's engine with duct tape don't hold up: According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the tape seen being used in the photos is actually aluminum tape (also known as speed tape or metallic tape) which is very durable, expensive, and regularly used on aircrafts (budget or not) to make minor repairs.

30 minute scenic flight by single engine aircraft (1 - 2pax)-- $ 390 45 minute scenic flight by single engine aircraft (1 - 2pax)-- $ 550 60 minute scenic flight by single engine aircraft (1 - 2pax)-- $ 750 Additional guests up to 4 — dependant on combined body weights — $ 195

The suspect of a bribery case in the procurement of aircraft engines for national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, businessman Soetikno Soedarjo talks to journalists after being questioned as a witness in the case for another suspect former Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The suspect in a bribery case involving the procurement of aircraft engines for national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, businessman Soetikno Soedarjo talks to journalists after being questioned as a witness concerning another suspect, former Garuda CEO Emirsyah Satar, on Feb. 28.

The extra engine — which was not connected to the aircraft's power or fuel systems — went on a regularly scheduled Qantas flight from Sydney to Johannesburg (QF63).

The orders from Cebu Air of the Philippines and India budget carrier Go piles further pressure on rival Boeing to offer a version of its own single - aisle 737 jet with more - efficient engines or overtake Airbus with an altogether new aircraft design that boasts lower operating costs.

Boeing has built the Onboard Performance Tool for iPad, which shows pilots ideal speeds and engine settings for an aircraft in any weather on any runway — full story»

Considering our seats were close to the engines it was still surprisingly quiet, a lot less noise than other aircraft I have been on.

Set on top of a plateau overlooking Bogmalo Beach and the Arabian Sea, the museum is divided into outdoor and indoor sections, both of which are home to various famous aircraft, fire engines, aeroplane engines and helicopter engines.

There is one section in the game where the blonde bombshell jumps on to the roof of an enemy aircraft, delivering a devastating combination: first shooting the pilot's brains out; followed up by taking out the main engine, before back - flipping to safety, and buggering off on a motorcycle that looks like she stole it straight out of the Tron universe.

And though the engine's capabilities are certainly on display during the single - player game, with everything from walls to an aircraft carrier crumbling before your eyes, you won't get to experience Frostbite 3's full power until you jump into a multiplayer match.

Beyond the clear links to the truncated military jet engine and atomized passenger aircraft on display, the buried plane connects to other works that share a similar conceptual framework.

EU ODS Regulations * No change to halon critical use list but EC chaired regulatory committee given authority to change the list and / or set time limits * DG Environment proposal contains the following end dates for aviation critical uses o Cargo compartment fixed systems — can not be installed on new aircraft after 2015, end of critical use exemption is 2030 o Cabin / crew compartment portables — 2010, 2015 o Engine nacelles and APU — 2010, 2030 o Lavatory (potty bottles)-- 2008, 2015 o Dry bays — 2010, 2030; Inert fuel tanks — 2008, 2030