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Boeing completes assembly of the first 777X

2018-11-27

In a major production milestone called “final body join,” Boeing teams connected the major fuselage sections of the first 777X long-range, wide-body airliner in the company’s factory in Everett, Washington.

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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.

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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.

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Personal air transport drives need for advanced VTOL technologies, standards

2018-11-13

“The future of urban transportation requires close partnership between regulators, cities, authorities, and the private sector. AeroMobil is closely working with cities around the world to establish opportunities to test, develop, and implement routes for safe personal transportation in the sky,” says Jonathan Carrier, vice president of corporate development of AeroMobil in Slovakia.

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Maintaining the data-rich Pratt & Whitney GTF engine

2018-10-23

Today, Hartford, Conn.-based Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., incorporates more than 5000 sensors on its latest powerplant, the PW1000G high-bypass geared turbofan (GTF). The massive amount of data requires significant processing capabilities, but results in efficiencies for operators and maintainers.

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Weber Metals unveils new 540-meganewton press for aerospace components

2018-11-16

Weber Metals Inc., a division of Otto Fuchs KG of Germany, unveiled a new, $180 million, 60,000-ton press at its 2.5-acre facility in Paramount, California, southeast of Los Angeles. It sets a record as the highest tonnage hydraulic forging press in the Americas and the largest privately funded forging press investment in the world.

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Lucid Motors Airs on the side of innovation

2022-05-06

Lucid Motors’ home-grown technologies are setting the pace in electrification. Top engineers tell how and why they’re building a benchmark.

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Rolls-Royce’s race to develop the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft

2019-01-08

The goal is a zero-emission, all-electric aircraft that must reach or exceed a target speed of 300 miles per hour (480 kilometers per hour) by 2020. The team plans to build, test, and commercialize the aircraft in a market that does not yet exist all within a 24-month span.

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SAE International 2019 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium Announces Technical Program

2019-01-14

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Engine technology a decade later

2022-04-20

The missions of 2012 and 2020 overlap in technology.

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Boeing reports on its environmental efforts

2019-06-05

The strategy identifies 2025 as a target year to collaborate with communities around the globe and create products focused on environmental performance, emissions and waste reduction, and lower levels of water and energy consumption at work sites.

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Electronic controls slash engine fuel needs

2020-01-03

Electronic controls slash engine fuel needs

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Boeing’s next ecoDemonstrator test bed will be a 777

2019-07-03

The Boeing Company is kicking off a new round of flight-testing to research approximately 50 technology projects related to safety, environmental sustainability, and passenger experience. More than a dozen partners are participating in the 2019 program.

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GM details new and mighty flat plane Corvette LT6 V8

2022-03-02

GM’s Small Block engine experts pull out all the stops for the world’s most-powerful normally aspirated V8.

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Diesel engines continue to evolve to stay relevant while the industry intensifies its pursuit of zero emissions

2022-02-02

Diesel engines continue to evolve to stay relevant while the industry intensifies its pursuit of zero emissions

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Unique Helmholtz induction feeds 2023 Corvette Z06

2021-12-15

Unique Helmholtz induction feeds 2023 Corvette Z06

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EV motor development is on the move

2022-02-18

With EVs on the path to high-volume market penetration, automaker and supplier traction-motor production strategies come into focus.

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Global automakers in Canada want an industry impact assessment before shifting to a single North American emission standard

2019-06-27

While GAC member companies have led the industry in introducing alternative propulsion technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the GAC supports “de-carbonizing” transportation, the organization says that there has been no modelling done to gauge the impact on the Canadian automotive sector.

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New Allison TerraTran off-highway transmission

2022-04-18

New Allison TerraTran off-highway transmission

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Light vehicle horsepower hits historic high in 2021

2022-02-08

The U.S. EPA data say engine horsepower is the highest ever, while average displacement remains near an all-time low.