NASA Tests 3D Printed RAMFIRE Rocket Engine Nozzle
NASA's Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project test-fired a 3D-printed engine ...
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U.S. Air Force Expands Work on Sixth-Generation Fighter Engines
The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new contracts awarded to both General Electric Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney as ...
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The 4 Engines That Have Powered All Boeing 737 Variants
However, just four engines have been used. The Boeing 737 family in a nutshell The Boeing 737 family consists of a huge range of models designed for both military and commercial use, with this line of ...
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Photos: World’s only 12-rotor engine plans to unleash 5,000 horsepower fury
Rob Dahm, known for pushing rotary engines to their limits, has taken on a challenge unlike any before. He has set his sights on the monstrous 15.7-liter, tri-turbo Y12 rotary engine—an ...
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How Boeing's Engine Chevrons Still Pose A Problem To Performance
The sawtooth pattern visible on the trailing edges of some jet engine nozzles are the chevrons, and NASA explains that they help to smoothen the mixing of air from the engine core with cooler air ...