LONDON—GKN Aerospace is working to validate a new engine fan blade coating that will help make repaired blades “better than the original,” which should reduce aircraft fuel burn. In daily ...

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Research into “compact engine core” designs have focused on the durability of high-pressure turbine airfoils, toward more ...

GKN is currently validating the process for the fan blades of several different engines, he adds. Dunn says the concept sprang from internal research into the “negative effects” of “fan bade ...

It’s effectively an electrically spun ducted fan jet engine that uses a large number ... With so many blades, the Whisper Aero propulsor can push more air than a conventional prop while spinning ...

Innovative types of fibre composite construction methods for engine blades were already being developed in the late 1970s. Since then, new designs and methods have been developed and applied here ...