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Come Dust, Ice, Hail Stone and High-G Force: What it Takes for the LEAP Jet Engine to Prove its Mettle

June 14, 2015
The sand storms in the Gobi Desert in Central Asia are some of the most frightening events nature can cook up, sending giant tan clouds of fine dust as far as Beijing. While locals seal their homes and try to keep the dust away, Gareth Richards, program manager for the next-generation LEAP jet engines at CFM International, can’t get enough of it.
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The Nuclear-Powered Jet Engine, Ceramic Turbines and Other Gems from the History of Flight

February 23, 2015
The airplane was still barely a teenager when the United States entered World War I, and the U.S. Army’s fledgling aeronautical division wanted to make its airplanes fly higher without losing power.
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Thinner, Lighter, Stiffer, Stronger: Next Gen Jet Engine Fan Blades Use Carbon Super Material

September 03, 2014
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