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Blended Wing Body (BWB), A Novel Demonstrator Announced By USAF
The USAF announced a major project for developing a Piloted Blended Wing Body (BWB) Demonstrator on August 16, 2023.
The BWB design differs from the traditional tube-and-wing aircraft in that the BWB blends the aircraft body into its high-aspect-ratio wing, decreasing aerodynamic drag by at least 30% and providing additional lift
Laminar Flow Control Takes Hold on the Airbus A340
Aerodynamic technology continues to progress and develop new designs for airplanes and wings, each with significantly reduced drag. One new technology that has made more recent progress is Laminar Flow Control. There are several forms of Laminar Flow Control (LFC)...
World’s largest and most efficient aircraft engine aces first tests
Rolls-Royce workers assembling the giant UltraFan technology demonstrator Photo source: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce has completed the first ground tests on its massive UltraFan engine, claiming it's at least 10% more efficient than any other large aero engine in service...
Capstone 2022: An All-Terrain Intermediate Frame Transport and Storage System
EnviroTREC supported a University of Manitoba - Mech 4680 Engineering Design project for 2022. The design challenge given to students this year was to improve the transport and storage system for two differently sized Intermediate Frames. Intermediate Frames are used...
Ubiquitous Composites – Where are they in the Evolving Engine Cycle
Ubiquitous Composites are supporting the evolving Gas Turbine Engine Cycle in a number of ways. Three generations of technology are discussed from the IATA Technology Road Map of 2017.
Coming Soon – The Adaptive/Active Flow Control Gas Turbine Engine
The Adaptive/Active Flow control engine concept is different from other engine cycles because aircraft jet engines are currently designed to operate optimally for a traditional single point.
MDS selected by Airbus as a partner for hydrogen powered ZEROe propulsion system testing
MDS is thrilled to have been selected as a partner on the Airbus ZEROe fuel cell engine demonstrator supporting Airbus’ ambition to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035
The Impact of the Zero Hub Fan on the IATA Technology Road Map
The Trent 1000 has been designed and optimized, in part using the Zero Hub Fan concept. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is first application of the Trent 1000,
From the Trent 700 to the Trent 7000
Our following story traces the development of the Trent 700 gas turbine engine to the recently announced Trent 7000 at Rolls Royce. Gas turbine engines are designed specifically for the aircraft they will ultimately power. The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 high-bypass...
Rolls-Royce and easyJet set new world first
Rolls-Royce and easyJet today confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen. The ground test was conducted on an early concept demonstrator using green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power. It marks...