Rolls-Royce has announced that its new F130 engine has successfully passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, progressing toward production. Rolls-Royce has successfully completed F130 engine Critical Design Review (CDR), clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to...
A B-52H with the Unreal 5 Engine and Fortnite Logos (The Aviationist using U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail) Boeing relies on Fortnite technology to upgrade the B-52. A popular 3D computer graphics game engine, developed by Epic...
The F130 engine during testing at NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi (Rolls-Royce) Rolls-Royce is on track to to complete initial F130 engine testing for the United States Air Force B-52J Stratofortress by the end of the year. Testing of the...
A B-52 arrives at Joint Base San Antonio. The aircraft will undergo installation of a new radar system at a nearby Boeing facility. (Courtesy photo by the Boeing Co.) The B-52 Radar Modernization Program has just started. With the landing at...
An edited version of the 3D rendering of the upgraded B-52 bomber. (Image credit: The Aviationist based on Boeing image) It’s official now: the upgraded B-52 bomber will be the B-52J. “Any B-52H aircraft modified with the new commercial engines and...
