by EnviroTREC | Oct 17, 2023
Pratt & Whitney Canada announced a week ago (on Oct 11, 2023) that it had achieved its 200th Engine Type Certification. In this case, the PW127XT-L Regional Turboprop will be moved into production and ultimately into service for the ATR 42-600S regional turboprop...
by EnviroTREC | Aug 31, 2023
The USAF1. announced a major project for developing a Piloted Blended Wing Body (BWB) Demonstrator on August 16, 2023. This proposed project will build an airliner-scale piloted blended-wing-body demonstrator in partnership with Northrup Grumman and JetZero. Figure 1:...
by EnviroTREC | Jun 8, 2023
EnviroTREC supported a University of Manitoba – Mech 4680 Engineering Design project for 2022. The design challenge given to students this year was to improve the transport and storage system for two differently sized Intermediate Frames. Intermediate Frames are...
by EnviroTREC | Apr 13, 2023
In this series discussing the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Technology Roadmap, we discussed New Engine Architectures and Advanced Engine Concepts. This web story will cover the Engine Cycle and two companies supporting those developments. Two engine...
by EnviroTREC | Mar 27, 2023
MDS is thrilled to have been selected as a partner on the Airbus ZEROe fuel cell engine demonstrator supporting Airbus’ ambition to develop the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft by 2035. As part of this partnership, MDS will deliver engine demonstrator...
by EnviroTREC | Feb 17, 2023
We continue on our journey through the IATA Technology Roadmap. With this story, we will cover the Zero Hub Fan. The Zero Hub Fan is one of the 14 new technology concepts IATA identified as coming into service in 2020 – 2035. The Zero Hub Fan is indicated to Enter...
