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Aerospace

This New Tech Makes A Prop Plane Feel Like You’re Piloting A Private Jet

May 26, 2016
Every experienced pilot will agree that flying a small turboprop plane can be a handful, literally. “There’s a bit more stress involved in operating a turboprop, which can make it tough to calmly enjoy the views on takeoff,” says pilot Brad Mottier. “If I were to fly a turboprop today, like the ubiquitous King Airs, I’d have to worry about a whole bunch of factors, like temperature, speed and torque, that I’d be managing with multiple operational levers.
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Aerospace

Comeback Kid: The Next Sound-Barrier-Busting Passenger Jet Could Be Quietly Supersonic

Tomas Kellner
May 26, 2016
The Concorde was the first and last supersonic jet in passenger service. But that claim comes with a caveat.
The plane could accelerate above the speed of sound only over the ocean. The prospect of noisy sonic booms caused by the plane crossing the sound barrier forced pilots to hold back the throttle above towns and cities after takeoff and before touchdown. “This speed limit actually made the plane much less efficient,” says Karl Wisniewski, director of advanced programs at GE Aviation. “It was designed to fly fast.”
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Aerospace

The World’s Largest Jet Engine Is Already More Powerful Than America’s First Manned Space Rocket

Tomas Kellner
May 19, 2016
Sir Frank Whittle, wearing a hat in the middle, is talking to GE engineers. Whittle is recognized as the inventor of the jet engine, along with Germany’s Hans von Ohain. They developed their first prototypes independently in the late 1930s. They did not meet in person until 1966. Whittle was knighted for his work on the jet engine.
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Aerospace

How Innovation Is Helping Airlines Cut Carbon Emissions

David Melcher President And Ceo Of The Aerospace Industries Association
May 17, 2016

The aviation industry is undertaking a broad set of actions to curtail carbon emissions, says the head of the Aerospace Industries Association. Technology and operations advances, certification standards, biofuels and market-based measures will work in concert to achieve carbon-neutral growth starting in 2020.

 
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women

Mothers' Day Special: Meet The Women Who Are Reinventing The World With Science And Curiosity

May 07, 2016
Bud Kelley was one of the first American jet pilots. Image credit: Museum of Innovation and Science Schenectady
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Aerospace

This Mother Of 6 Helped GE Build Its First Supersonic Jet Engine

Tomas Kellner
May 06, 2016

Engineer Mark Leary has been helping GE Aviation build jet engines for three decades. The work is in his blood — literally. More that 60 years ago, Mark’s mother, Patricia, helped the company design the supersonic engine that allowed Lockheed to build the F-104 Starfighter jet, known as “the missile with a man in it” and capable of sustained flight at twice the speed of sound, or Mach 2.

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History

The Home Front: Victory In Europe Was Won On The Beaches Of Normandy As Well As The Shores Of Lake Erie

Tomas Kellner
May 05, 2016
Airplane designed Larry Bell is climbing into the cockpit of the XP-59, the first U.S.-made jet. Image credit: Museum of Innovation and Science Schenectady
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Aerospace

Pilot Jessica Cox Was Born Without Arms. But Flying Gave Her More Than Wings

Jessica Cox Pilot Motivational Speaker
May 03, 2016

I was born without arms. And with all that I have been able to do without them, I can honestly say that today, if given the choice, I would not want the arms.

 

I was born without arms and despite that challenge, managed to live a full life — I am able to dress myself, eat by myself, drive a car on my own, engage in sports and martial arts, run my own business, and enjoy a wonderful marriage to my husband, Patrick. I am able to do the necessary activities of daily life and even typing out this blog with just my feet.
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Aerospace

GE Started Testing The World’s Largest Jet Engine

Tomas Kellner
April 22, 2016
How large is the world’s largest jet engine? So large that a professional basketball player would fit inside it comfortably with several feet to spare. Engineers at GE Aviation just assembled the first of these engines and put it on a test stand at the company’s massive boot camp for jet engines located in the woods near Peebles, Ohio.
It’s a giant.
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Aerospace

Airbus Gets 1st Production Jet Engines With 3D-Printed Parts From CFM

Tomas Kellner
April 19, 2016
The European aircraft maker Airbus received the first two production models of the LEAP-1A engine for the next-generation Airbus A320neo passenger jet on April 2. The delivery is a milestone both for Airbus and CFM International, the 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and France’s Snecma (Safran) that developed them.
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