A new polyimide aerogel developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, represents a revolutionary advance over the fragile silica aerogels currently on the market.
Novel material significantly improves traditional aerogel properties
Less Fuel, More Performance: The Air Force & GE’s Adaptive Cycle Engine
Forty years after the Air Force’s B-1 bomber took flight with a fixed cycle engine that would later power the first Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s, new propulsion technologies developed for the 737MAX and A320neo will form the core of next-gen combat aircraft.
Less Fuel, More Performance: The Air Force & GE’s Adaptive Cycle Engine
Forty years after the Air Force’s B-1 bomber took flight with a fixed cycle engine that would later power the first Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s, new propulsion technologies developed for the 737MAX and A320neo will form the core of next-gen combat aircraft.
ATI achieves PQ titanium product and process qualification
Allegheny Technologies Inc., Pittsburgh, has achieved qualification for its premium-titanium products for jet engine rotating parts made of premium-quality titanium sponge from ATI’s facility in Rowley, Utah.
Carpenter agrees to supply powder metallurgy superalloys to Pratt & Whitney
Carpenter Technology Corp., Wyomissing, Pa., reports that operations will begin soon at its new superalloy powder facility in Alabama as part of a multi-level agreement with United Technologies Corporation’s Pratt & Whitney Division.