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Tiny engine runs hotter than the sun, testing physics limits

In a remarkable feat of nanoscale engineering, scientists have developed a microscopic engine that operates at temperatures exceeding the core of the sun. This groundbreaking advancement pushes the ...
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NASA Goes Off Script, Runs X-59 Engine Speed Hold Test Ahead of Schedule

As the first flight of NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft draws near, the agency seems not to waste any chance when it comes to testing the plane’s systems. Why, from time to time it even goes off ...
Flightglobal

NASA begins X-59 engine runs and now aims for 2025 first flight

The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October. The ...
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Newest helicopter engine powers UH-60M ground runs

Redstone Arsenal, Alabama: The United States Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) team reached a major milestone in their mission to amplify the performance and capabilities of the Army’s ...
UPI

NASA runs first engine tests on supersonic X-59 research aircraft

Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...
Aviation Today

Sikorsky Runs ITEP Engine On FARA Prototype, First Flight On Black Hawk Likely In Early ‘25 – April 25

DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned first flight ...
Aviation Week

Rolls-Royce Completes UltraFan Demonstrator Test Runs

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed ground test runs of its geared UltraFan demonstrator and is conducting a detailed inspection of the components after dismantling the advanced engine. Dubbed ...