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Rolls Readies First A330neo Flight-Test Engine
Originally published by Guy Norris for Aviation Week on May 30th 2016. Less than two years after committing to developing the Trent 7000 for the reengined Airbus A330neo, Rolls-Royce has completed first ground tests on the initial powerplant and is preparing to...
Rolls-Royce Builds Next-Gen Advance Demo Engine
by Guy Norris, originally published in Aviation Week on May 19th 2016 Parts for Rolls-Royce’s next-generation Advance demonstrator are coming together for an initial run later this year, marking the first concrete steps away from the RB.211 architecture that has been...
Pratt & Whitney Ships First Modified A320neo Engines
by Guy Norris, originally published on May 24th 2016 on Aviation Daily LOS ANGELES—Pratt & Whitney has confirmed that the first engines incorporating hardware modifications to speed up the start time of the PW1100G geared turbofan have shipped to Airbus for...
Canadian Sensors Tackle High-Altitude Ice-Crystal Threat
Originally published by Graham Warwick for Aviation Week & Space Technology on April 18th 2016 Canada’s climate and reliance on aviation has established the country as a center for icing research. Its latest achievement is development of two ice-particle detection...
The Race for the Ultra-Efficient Jet Engine of the Future
Originally posted by Richard Martin for Technology Review on March 23 2016 Although early flights have not been trouble-free, the new turbofan engines promise more efficiency and lower carbon emissions. The commercial aviation industry emits 705 million metric tons of...
Manitoba Aerospace Research and Technology Consortium making plans!
The Manitoba Aerospace Research and Technology Consortium (MARTC) was formed in early 2015 with the intent to follow up and mobilize Manitoba’s Technology Road Map. MARTC meets regularly and is comprised of Large and Small - industry participants, academe, and NPO...
Boom Time for Civil Engine Makers
Civil engine production-rate records are set to tumble; military makers face more uncertainty by Guy Norris for Aviation Week & Space Technology, Jan 5 2016 Propelled by the extraordinary surge in demand for single-aisle aircraft, both CFM International, the...
GLACIER Icing Facility-Lessons Learnt in Five Years of Operation
Jim MacLeod, Michael Clarke, and Doug Marsh recently wrote a paper on our GLACIER Facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Major General Albert Husniaux, NATO Chief Scientist, presents the von Kármán Medal to Mr. MacLeod at the formal awards ceremony held in Tirana, Albania on...
NATO’s von Kármán Medal bestowed on Canadian researcher
Jim MacLeod, NRC researcher, awarded prestigious medal for service in research collaboration. Everyone knows that collaboration is one of the key factors in business growth; it can help to expand networks and complete large, complex projects. But accessing...
Air Canada backs effort to build homegrown ‘green’ jet fuel infrastructure
Ambitious project aims to eventually tap into existing fuel-delivery systems at Canadian airports. by Tyler Hamilton, originally published in the Toronto Star on December 10th 2015. Air Canada is looking to boost aviation's use of "green" jet fuel. (Photo by Andrew...