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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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Lexus RZ 450e’s steer-by-wire shines, but sub-par range does not
2023-03-13
Lexus’ first BEV arrives with innovative touches, two-motor propulsion, and less-than-spectacular range.
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Corporate investment strategies for the electrified automotive industry
2023-07-12
Maintaining competitiveness in the electrified-propulsion transition will require strategic flexibility and innovating at a swifter pace.
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Voltaiq, PDF Solutions form partnership to improve EV battery manufacturing
2023-03-09
By detecting and diagnosing problems earlier in manufacturing, Voltaiq and PDF Solutions can reduce the number of recalls and improve the yield of quality battery cells and packs.
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Researchers work to uncover turboelectric propulsion’s unknown challenges
2018-10-24
Turboelectric aircraft propulsion and boundary layer ingesting propulsors may be a breakthrough technology for more-efficient air travel. Researchers are currently uncovering unforeseen hurdles to deploying the technology, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s just part of development.
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GE Aviation enhances digital thread with Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPEREINCE platform
2018-11-01
The latest engine developer to go this route is Evendale-Ohio-based GE Aviation with the decision to implement Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPEREINCE platform – a collaborative digital environment where engineers conduct and manage product design, analyses, and manufacturing data.
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Airbus, U.S. airline flight test GKN Aerospace hydrophobic coating for cockpit windows
2018-10-22
Officials at an as-yet-unnamed airline in the U.S. is assessing a new hydrophobic coating developed by GKN Aerospace materials science and engineering specialists in Garden Grove, Calif., for cockpit windows on its commercial passenger aircraft. GKN Aerospace debuted the new materials science technology, which Airbus engineers are also flight-trialing on the airframe manufacturer’s flight-test aircraft, during Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, in July 2018.
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OXIS Energy and Bye Aerospace partner to develop advanced lithium sulfur battery cells for aviation
2019-08-01
Bye Aerospace is looking at OXIS Energy Ltd.’s lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery cell technology to power its future aircraft and air-taxi or “urban air mobility” (UAM) designs. The companies are launching the initial phase of an advanced, high-voltage, lightweight Li-S battery pack development program for aerospace applications.
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Dolphin Technologies introduces cryptocurrency aimed at reducing mobile phone-related accidents
2019-08-13
Austrian telematics company, Dolphin Technologies GmbH, has created a new cryptocurrency that could lead to less mobile phone-related traffic accidents. The company’s Mobilio app rewards drivers with points when they ignore their mobile phones while driving.
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Pratt & Whitney develops digitally curated maintenance solutions for general aviation
2019-07-22
The “Know My PT6” app is a digital gateway to maintenance recommendations and to the services and facilities that P&W offers through its global customer service network for engine maintainers, owners, operators and pilots. It is designed to help PT6 customers and operators optimize the performance and availability of their PT6-powered aircraft.
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Boeing aerospace & autonomy center to focus on designing, building, flying autonomous aircraft
2018-08-09
Boeing officials plan to open the new Boeing Aerospace & Autonomy Center in Cambridge, Mass., in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) new mixed-use district in Kendall Square, bringing together engineering teams from Boeing and subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to accelerate development of future mobility solutions.
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Bye Aerospace’s solar-electric prototype completes first flight
2018-08-29
Bye Aerospace completed the first flight of its solar electric technology demonstrator prototype. The first flight – on August 20 – and subsequent flight tests occurred at Northern Colorado Regional Airport and will provide crucial flight data required for the development of Bye Aerospace’s “StratoAirNet” and “Solesa” families of medium-altitude aircraft systems.
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Transport Canada grants Astro Aerospace a flight test certificate for autonomous urban air mobility vehicle
2018-09-20
Astro Aerospace Ltd. of Dallas, Texas has been been granted a Special Flight Operations Certificate for the operation of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system for its passenger drone project, “Elroy.”
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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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Lockheed Martin’s “non-operational” Space Fence detects Indian anti-satellite operations while still in test mode
2019-05-30
When India’s MICROSAT-R was scheduled to pass through the surveillance fence, Space Fence’s gallium nitride-powered S-band ground-based radars detected multiple objects within proximity of each other and issued an automatic “breakup alert.”
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New four-chamber rotary engine could supplant Wankel and piston engines for UAV applications
2018-09-24
A new configuration of a rotary engine – the Szorenyi rotary engine – has been developed by the Melbourne-based Rotary Engine Development Agency (REDA). While the stator, or stationary part of the Szorenyi engine is similar to that of a Wankel engine, the geometric shape of the engine rotor is a rhombus, which deforms as it rotates inside the contour of the stator.
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SAE International launches aerospace technology symposium at Japan Aerospace 2018
2018-11-27
SAE International, a global association committed to being the ultimate knowledge source for mobility engineering, is bringing together subject-matter experts from across the globe for the first SAE International Aerospace Japan Symposium, held November 29 and 30 in conjunction with Japan International Aerospace Exhibition 2018 at Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Tokyo.
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Could this infinitely variable compression mechanism be the next piston engine game-changer?
2018-12-07
Just down the road from SAE International’s headquarters in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Mark Sokalski has been quietly working out how to maximize piston-driven engine efficiency – with an internal combustion engine mechanism that doesn’t follow the norm.
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NASA’s next X-plane passes major review
2018-11-21
This critical milestone comes after a rigorous review, called “Key Decision Point-C (KDP-C),” that confirmed NASA’s continued support of the X-59 in terms of funding. It establishes an achievable development timeline for NASA’s first piloted full-size X-plane in more than three decades.
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Etihad and Eos partner to develop 3D-printed cabin interiors
2018-11-29
EOS GmbH and Etihad Airways will partner to significantly expand local capabilities for industrial additive manufacturing – also known as 3D printing – in aviation. The partnership will enable Etihad Airways Engineering to produce 3D-printed aircraft parts at their facility in Abu Dhabi.
