A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...
In addition, replacing all those mechanical parts makes the engine cheaper – an important point with what is essentially a disposable power plant. For testing, the engine installed in the ATLAS Flight ...
Motors found in a Lotus Evija are being tested in aircraft engines A hybrid-electric architecture can mimic a turbofan Both military and civilian applications are being considered We could soon see a ...
Five years ago, in 2021, American space agency NASA announced it is working on yet another project that doesn’t involve, well, space: the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). Since then, NASA’s ...
Rolls-Royce is developing a hybrid jet engine designed to reduce flight emissions by roughly 30%, a target that places the ...
Astro Mechanica’s ground demonstrator, based on a GE CT7 turboshaft, drives a generator powering two propulsors. Credit: Astro Mechanica U.S. startup Astro Mechanica plans to take its hybrid-electric ...
One of the two motor-generators in GE Aerospace’s hybrid-electric Passport test engine is attached to the low-pressure spool aft of the exhaust mixer. Credit: GE Aerospace GE Aerospace has started ...
Engine maker GE Aerospace and defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin have teamed up to test a novel ramjet propulsion system for powering hypersonic flight. The pair say they completed a series of ...
GE Aerospace and Kratos have concluded high-altitude testing of a small jet engine intended to power uncrewed fighter aircraft. The pair, which announced their intent to jointly develop the GEK800 ...