A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...
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RTX hybrid-electric propulsion system hit full-power test milestone
RTX reached a full-power test milestone on its hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator, achieving 1MW motor rated power, according to a June 19, 2023 company release. The test validated the company’s ...
NASA and GE Aerospace in December hit a key milestone in their quest to develop hybrid-electric engine technology for the next decade of commercial aviation. The partners on Tuesday revealed they ...
Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...
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300 million flight hours later, GE Aerospace refines its most advanced jet engine
Thirty years ago, GE Aerospace transformed commercial aviation with a material swap that most ...
In addition, replacing all those mechanical parts makes the engine cheaper – an important point with what is essentially a disposable power plant. For testing, the engine installed in the ATLAS Flight ...
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