Honeywell's AS900 turbofan has passed a US Federal Aviation Administration bird ingestion test en route to certification, due for this quarter. After ingesting two 0.68kg (1.5lb) birds, the engine delivered more than 75%-rated thrust and responded to power changes from flight idle to full required thrust, Honeywell says.
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.
