Canada's NRC Aerospace national research laboratory has completed engine nacelle icing certification tests for the Eclipse 500 very light jet. The icing-tunnel tests of the nacelle and engine/nacelle combination were conducted under a $335,000 contract from manufacturer Eclipse Aviation. The Eclipse's Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610 engine underwent icing tests at NRC Aerospace in February.
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.
