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Ganassi to switch to Chevy, ECR engine program

Nov. 16, 2008
Plans are in place for Chip Ganassi Racing to switch from Dodge to Chevrolet and be a part of the engine program currently used by Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Richard Childress Racing.
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Alenia contracts for trainer engines

VARESE, Italy, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Italy-based Alenia Aermacchi has contracted Honeywell for the company to supply engine technologies for the M-346 military training aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney awarded F135 deal

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney has been contracted to produce its F135 turbofan engines in support of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II aircraft program.

Boeing contracts for F117 maintenance

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney has been contracted by Boeing to support engine maintenance for C-17 Globemaster heavy lift aircraft.

Scramjet engine to move past ground tests

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Officials from a U.S. military and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne joint research team say a recent demonstration of the scramjet engine was completed successfully.

Honeywell, Rolls-Royce engine certified

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The European Aviation Safety Agency announced a certification of the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co.'s CTS800-4N helicopter engine.

Report: N. Korea tested ICBM engine

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A South Korean newspaper says North Korea conducted engine tests for a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States.

Turkey contracts for helicopter engines

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Honeywell and Rolls-Royce partnership has been contracted by the Turkish army to provide engine technologies for the AgustaWestland T129 helicopter.

Passengers see flames from jet engine

LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- British passengers on a holiday flight to Barbados were uninjured but some say they were terrified when flames shot from one from their jumbo jet's engines.
Ares 1 rocket engine tests are completed

Ares 1 rocket engine tests are completed

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has completed a series of tests on a key component of the J-2X engine that powers the upper stage of the Ares 1 rocket.

Pratt & Whitney to support Navy X-47

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14 (UPI) -- Pratt & Whitney has been contracted by Northrop Grumman to support the U.S. Navy's X-47 unmanned combat air system with engine technologies.

ADVENT engine design review completed

INDIANAPOLIS, June 5 (UPI) -- Rolls-Royce has successfully completed a design review of its new engine technologies for the next-generation U.S. military aerospace platforms.

Rolls-Royce achieves HEETE milestone

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20 (UPI) -- Rolls-Royce's Indiana-based operations announced a milestone achievement in the development of the Highly Efficient Embedded Turbine Engine program.

NASA completes first Ares engine tests

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it's completed the first tests of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets.

F100 testing modifications save millions

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn., May 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force says a recent collaboration on the F100 engine program resulted in $7.2 million in savings during the first test in the series.

Lockheed test-fires F-35B engine

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 1 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin test-fired the engine for its F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for the first time.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa