The Pratt & Whitney and Gencorp Aerojet joint venture, established to support NASA's Space Launch Initiative, has completed testing on the first of three subscale preburners, the fabrication of a 40% milled channel-wall nozzle and prototype engine design reviews for the project. The partners are developing the Co-optimised Booster for Reusable Applications (COBRA) and expander cycle hydrogen-fuelled engines.
Source: Flight International
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
The engine-maker says the successful demonstration involved a GE Aerospace CT7 turboshaft engine combined with internally-produced electric machine and power electronics.
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
