Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 26, 2023
Listen in as Aviation Week editors reflect on the 747's beginning and its legacy.
Jan 26, 2023
No other aircraft has been as important for trade and intercontinental travel as the Boeing 747. When Airbus finally launched a competitor, it was too late.
Jan 26, 2023
Aviation Week published a four-page photo spread of the 747 rollout in 1968, along with a glowing editorial about the new jet.
Jan 26, 2023
As the last Boeing 747-8 leaves its birthplace, Aviation Week looks at how design features of the first widebody have shaped and influenced the industry.
Jan 25, 2023
Researchers see a novel way to free up volume and electricity within small-satellite buses.
Jan 05, 2023
NASA has acquired a former Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for its large next-generation airborne science research platform.
Jan 03, 2023
Maeve Aerospace plans to develop a 44-seat electric regional airliner with a design range of 300 nm.
Dec 20, 2022
The ground tests are of the hybrid-electric propulsion system that will power the modified De Havilland Dash 8-100 flight demonstrator starting in 2024.
Dec 20, 2022
Hermeus will use a modified version of the 29,000-lb. thrust engine.
Dec 19, 2022
Rolls-Royce has loaded its UltraFan new-generation turbofan demonstrator into the company’s Testbed 80 facility.
Dec 16, 2022
Several operators of smaller De Havilland Canada Dash 8s around the world do not see viable replacements for their turboprops on the market.
Dec 15, 2022
The Energia family is a concept series of propeller-driven aircraft, powered by cleaner technologies such as hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Dec 14, 2022
Work will focus on the electronic control system for CFM International’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines (RISE) demonstrator engine program.