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Rolls-Royce celebrates first run of latest Trent engine
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has celebrated the first run of the Trent XWB, the latest member of its Trent® aero engine family.
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The Trent XWB, the fastest-selling Trent engine programme ever, with more than 1,000… Continue reading
Cri-Cri, the all-electric aircraft
Innovation and eco-efficiency are the buzzwords at EADS. Following the flight of an aircraft powered by algae-based fuel, EADS is now tackling the new challenge of a zero-emission propellant.
Partnered by Aero Composites Saintonge and the Greencri-cri Association, EADS Innovation… Continue reading
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Passes 1,000 Hours of Flying
EVERETT, Wash., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner flight test fleet passed 1,000 hours of testing yesterday. The program estimates that it is about 40 percent through the test conditions required to certify the first version… Continue reading
Alenia Aeronautica starts the Sky-Y Unmanned Aerial System
The Sky-Y, Alenia Aeronautica’s UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) technological demonstrator, has successfully accomplished – at the Italian Air Force’s air base in Decimomannu, Sardinia – its first flight with a Flight Control System wholly developed by Alenia Aeronautica in collaboration… Continue reading