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China’s 1,200 kW homegrown turboprop engine nails brutal cold start test

China has pushed a new piece of aviation hardware through one of the harshest trials in the business, proving that its first homegrown 1,200 kilowatt turboprop can roar to life in deep subzero ...
Aviation Week

MTU, Safran Sign Military Helicopter Engine JV Agreement

EURA's new engine would power the eventual NH90 replacement. Credit: Airbus European engine heavyweights MTU Aero Engines and Safran Helicopter Engines signaled their effort to develop and produce a ...
The Aviationist

Sikorsky Conducts First Ground Test of GE’s T901 Engines on UH-60 Black Hawk

The GE T901 engine was developed as part of the Improved Turbine Engine Program to replace the T700 engines used by U.S. Army’s UH-60s and the AH-64s, and was also expected to equip the now-cancelled ...
Flightglobal

EURA joint venture cements MTU and Safran next-generation helicopter engine pact

MTU Aero Engines and Safran Helicopter Engines have set up a joint venture to develop a “100% European” next-generation powertrain for military rotorcraft, formalising a tentative agreement struck at ...
Business Wire

Bell 505 Becomes World’s First Single Engine Helicopter to Fly Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the Bell 505 completed its first flight fueled solely by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) ...