Search Results

Article

Curtiss-Wright will provide data technology support for Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned air refueling platform

2019-04-29

The MQ-25 is the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based UAS and is designed to provide a much-needed, low-cost refueling capability to aircraft like the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing EA-18 Growler, and Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters.

Article

SAE International releases new process for measuring aerosols in aircraft exhaust

2019-03-05

SAE International has published a new recommended practice for assessing the amount of nonvolatile particulate matter (nvPM) that exits aircraft engine exhaust nozzles – ARP6481: Procedure for the Calculation of Non-Volatile Particulate Matter Sampling and Measurement System Losses and System Loss Correction Factors

Article

SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: 10-speed transmissions

2017-01-24

Vehicle transmissions are moving from six speeds a few years ago to the latest 10-speeds entering the market on a number of cars and light trucks for 2017.

Article

S.S. White Technologies lending flexibility to new GE9X, 777X

2017-02-21

S.S. White Technologies is supplying flexible rotary shafts for the Honeywell Aerospace Air Turbine Starter on the next-gen GE Aviation GE9X high-bypass turbofan engines.

Article

Early ride: Lucid Motors’ 1,000-hp Air ‘alpha’ prototype

2017-02-15

Lucid Motors makes a move on the credibility scale by taking Automotive Engineering for a city-street romp in a prototype of its Air luxury sedan slated for 2018 production.

Article

Marmon-Herrington launches infinitely variable transmission, variable power divider at ConExpo

2017-03-10

The company’s new HydroMechiVT hydro-mechanical transmission maximizes the advantages of both hydrostatic and mechanical transmission technologies, while its new HydroMechVPD eliminates the need for an auxiliary diesel engine in applications where a second power source has traditionally been required.

Article

One-piece fully molded fan

2017-02-22

The Truflo SDS39 molded fan from Phillips & Temro Industries (Eden Prairie, MN) is a one-piece, fully molded fan for engines in the off-road and power generation markets.

Article

The future lies in emissions, comfort, and performance

2014-04-03

There is still enormous potential in reducing losses and emissions in systems other than powertrains in off-highway machines and equipment, said Mentor Graphics' Roland Feldhinkel.

Article

Volvo Penta debuts two new off-highway engines

2015-06-12

Developed in coordination with the Volvo Group, the D5 and D8 engines feature a newly designed platform with a larger displacement compared to previous versions. The new engines offer improved an engine block stiffness and higher torque at low speed.

Article

SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Water injection returns

2015-06-05

Article

Kohler extends its hand in off-highway diesels

2015-06-05

Kohler Engines has launched the KDI 3404, a 3.4-L engine in a compact footprint with a power density of 30 kW/L that reaches 100 kW (134 hp) and features an innovative Stage V ready aftertreatment system.

Article

Double-digit weight loss possible for heavy-duty truck drivelines

2017-05-30

The solid-core axle and gearbox shafts on commercial trucks are targeted for weight reduction in an ongoing research project sponsored by two industry groups.

Article

Supercharging advances with clutches

2015-07-31

With an electromagnetic clutch located between the drive pulley and supercharger rotors, the blower can be disengaged during idle, light throttle, and cruising situations.

Article

V-Charging aims to add muscle to downsized engines

2015-07-31

Can a supercharger with a mechanical variable speed drive give a downsized engine the performance “feel” of a larger-displacement, naturally-aspirated unit without sacrificing efficiency? A joint U.K. research project aims to find out.

Article

Aerion and Honeywell collaborate on revolutionary flight deck for supersonic bizjet

2018-10-31

Aerion Supersonic in Reno, Nevada, and Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix are collaborating on a revolutionary, connected cockpit for the Aerion AS2, regarded as the first supersonic business jet in history.

Article

Barker approaches aircraft as system of systems in latest SAE International book

2018-10-17

Today’s airframe manufacturers have taken on more of the role of systems integrators, putting the focus on the aircraft as a system-of-many-systems. Sean Barker, FBCS CEng and a former research scientist at BAE Systems in the UK, approaches aircraft as a system of systems (SoS) from a business process perspective in his new book from SAE International in Warrendale, Pa.

Article

GE Aviation and DM3D to ramp up 3D-printed fan blade production for GE9X engine

2018-11-05

GE Aviation, the Evendale, Ohio-based subsidiary of General Electric has been working with DM3D Technology, LLC. of Auburn Hills, Michigan and Windsor, Connecticut-based Barnes Aerospace to develop DM3D’s proprietary DMD technology for a ramp-up to full-scale production of 3D-printed GE9X fan blades in 2020.

Article

J-10B fighter demonstrates thrust-vectoring supermaneuverability at Airshow China

2018-11-15

Photos from Chinese state-owned media capture the thrust-vectoring-equipped J-10B’s aerobatics performance during Airshow China 2018.

Article

/news/2018/07/future-of-british-air-power-the-next-gen-tempest

2018-07-17

Article

Fuel efficiency SUV notches 10 mpg improvement vs. baseline vehicle

2015-01-13

A demonstrator SUV has achieved a 35 mpg combined city/highway rating following a phase-two technology retrofit. Schaeffler's fuel efficiency demonstrator is based on a 2013 Ford Escape with a 24 mpg combined mileage rating when production-attired in AWD, a 2.0-L EcoBoost engine, and a six-speed automatic transaxle.