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Boom Supersonic is building its own engine after major manufacturers refused to help. Here's what we know about Symphony, which will power the super-speedy Overture jet.

Boom is trying to build a Supersonic jet that could cross the Atlantic in 3.5 hours. Last December, it decided to make its own engine after engine manufacturers refused to help. Now its Symphony ...
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Bell Beats Boeing to Build World's First Aircraft with Folding Rotors and Jet Engines

Two years ago, in 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the birth of the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. The goal of the effort was to ...

Why Did British Aerospace Build The BAe-146 With 4 Engines?

Historically, smaller jets typically only need two engines to power them, making the BAe-146 a very noteworthy exception. On the other hand, aircraft with four engines are typically significantly more ...
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NASA to Start Building the World's First Mild Hybrid-Electric Engine for Airplanes

It's been a long time coming, but finally actual build work has begun on a new kind of airplane engine, one that might revolutionize the industry. NASA calls it the Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core ...
Hartford Courant

CT jet engine maker wins large contracts to build engines, more. Here’s where the work will be done.

East Hartford-based jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an $11 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to build F100 engines for military aircraft, a member of Connecticut’s ...