Designed to power the family of air-launched vehicles unveiled by the company in August, the emergence of the PGA marks a major gambit in Stratolaunch’s bid to take a slice of the growing small- and medium-payload space-launch market.
The first two prototypes returned to flight in June after weeks on the ground for what industry sources described as modifications. Comac intends to use six flight-test aircraft and two static-test airframes in developing the C919.
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Through two phases of its Blueprint for Affordability program, Lockheed Martin has saved $5 billion over the program life cycle with a $250 million investment.
The irony is woefully obvious. New generation engines are designed and built to be super fuel efficient, quiet and environmentally clean. But the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 has been brought down in part by something as common as air pollution.
