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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 22 December Published every Thursday
Lead story

Contract sets FCAS on course for first flight in 2028

France, Germany and Spain have given the go-ahead for the Future Combat Air System's next phase of development in which Dassault Aviation, Airbus, Indra and Eumet build a demonstrator.

22 December 2022
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New Generation Fighters will team with Remote Carriers and connect through a Combat Cloud.
New Generation Fighters will team with Remote Carriers and connect through a Combat Cloud.
Safran Blades will produce titanium compressor blades at a new plant in Walloon, Belgium.

Safran plans compressor blade plant in Liege

Plant 4.0 will produce more than 2,000 blades and vanes a day, with innovative, autonomous real-time quality control at every critical stage of production. It will be operational in 2025 and will employ around 100 people.

22 December 2022
The demonstrator engine has been transported from the build workshop and into Testbed 80 in Derby.

UltraFan takes shape ahead of first test run

The UltraFan demonstrator has a fan diameter of 140 inches and offers a 25% fuel efficiency improvement compared with the first generation of Trent engine.

22 December 2022
More news – Turbine Engines
Leidos has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. (AFRL/Leidos rendering)

US tasks Leidos with air-breathing hypersonic development

The Mayhem system will use a scramjet engine to generate thrust, propelling the vehicle across long distances at speeds greater than Mach 5.

22 December 2022
Innovation is the name of the game.

CFM's next generation features FADEC for controls

RISE will prove concepts for a next-generation CFM engine for the mid-2030s using technologies like open fan architecture, hybrid electric capability, electrified engine accessories and hydrogen propulsion.

22 December 2022
The Pratt & Whitney F100 engine.

Hermeus builds F100 into hypersonic engine

Chimera II is a hypersonic turbine-based combined cycle engine - a hybrid between a turbine engine and a ramjet. This allows for both low-speed and high-speed operation.

22 December 2022
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Edition of 15 December 2022

UK, Italy and Japan combine for future fighter development

The programme will build on progress already made by BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA UK, Rolls-Royce and the UK Ministry of Defence as Team Tempest, as well as MHI's proposed future fighter aircraft (F-X).

14 December 2022
Edition of 8 December 2022

Embraer reveals hybrid and hydrogen progress

Since Embraer announced its Energia concepts last year it has been busy evaluating different architectures and propulsion systems. These efforts have resulted in the updates of its concepts for 19-30 seat designs.

7 December 2022
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