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1 day ago · The engine maker delivered its first production LEAP-1A engine with the new reverse bleed system (RBS) to Airbus in April after FAA and EASA had certified the system in 2023. The company said that RBS would reduce on-wing fuel nozzle replacement, with the system also being available on the LEAP-1B, powering the Boeing 737 Max , sometime soon.
2 days ago · The Model B, which still had a four-cylinder and cost $10 less than the Model 18, made 50 horsepower. It was, in short, a major leap—and, by the way, edged out Chevy’s six (which made 60 horsepower that year). Ford promoted its wonder engine with a slick, intertwined “V8” logo and a killer slogan: “The greatest thrill in motoring.”
5 days ago · The ancestry of the Air Force’s current advanced engine family dates back over 30 years, when the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine was selected for the F-22 fighter after a 1990 fly-off. The production F119 later became the basis for the F135 engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter. The F119 and F135 have no peers.
5 days ago · Developed into. Hawker Siddeley Nimrod. The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949.
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- 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) [203]
- 36-44 [15][164]
6 days ago · Alaska Airlines launched the 737-900 in 1997, the 737-900 made its first flight on August 3, 2000, and Alaska Airlines accepted the delivery on May 15, 2001. The type proved unpopular, with only 52 delivered, before being replaced by the improved 737-900ER.
2 days ago · McDonnell Douglas rolled out the first F/A-18A on 13 September 1978, [18] in blue-on-white colors marked with "Navy" on the left and "Marines" on the right. Its first flight was on 18 November. [18]
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4 days ago · “We operate the engine with 33,000 lb. thrust at the moment—which is the highest it could be. If you derate them to 30,000 lb. thrust, this extends the on-wing time of the engine,” Hamilton ...
